Vinck EE, Garzón JC, Peterson T, Villarreal R, Cabrera L, Van den Eijnden L. Tension hydrothorax: Emergency decompression of a pleural cause of cardiac tamponade. Am J Emerg Med. 2018 Aug;36(8):1524.e1-1524.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.04.041.

Lopera CA, Vergnaud JP, Cabrera LF, Sanchez S, Pedraza M, Vinck EE, Pulido J. Preventative laparoscopic repair of Petersen’s space following gastric bypass surgery reduces the incidence of Petersen’s hernia: a comparative study. Hernia. 2018 Aug 28:1-5.

Vinck EE. General thoracic surgery as a subspecialty in Colombia. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 2019 Jun;157(6):2542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.10.036

Rivero Rapalino O, Garcia‐Herreros L, Barragán Leal C, Kock S, Salcedo Miranda D, Vinck EE. Endovascular management of bilateral pulmonary arteriovenous malformations presenting with a spontaneous hemothorax. J Card Surg. 2018;1–3. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocs.13955

Téllez LJ, Garzón JC, Vinck EE, Castellanos JD. Video-assisted thoracoscopic cardiac denervation of refractory ventricular arrhythmias and electrical storms: a single-center series. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2019 Dec;14(1):17.

Vinck EE, Martínez SI, Barrios RV, Téllez LJ, Garzón JC, García-Herreros L. Facing the challenges of perioperative air leaks using water seal in Colombia. Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals. 2019 May 24:0218492319853991.

Eric E. Vinck, Ricardo A. Villarreal, Carlos Luna-Jaspe, Luis F. Cabrera, Tim F. Peterson, Felipe Bernal & Carmen L. Roa (2019): Low intra-operative diagnostic accuracy does not affect postoperative treatment of acute appendicitis, Acta Chirurgica Belgica, DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2019.1642578.

Vinck EE, Cardiac Surgery in Colombia: History, Advances, and Current Perceptions of Training, The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2019), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.09.079

Andrade D, Vinck EE, Torres LN, Citarella D. Surgical removal of intravascular leiomyomas with intracardiac extension: A two‐case report. J Card Surg. 2020; 1– 4. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocs.14525

Vinck EE, Vervoort D. Cardiac surgery air-bridging in the Caribbean. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020;S1043 0679(20)30126-X. https://doi:10.1053/j.semtcvs.2020.05.002

Andrade D, Vinck EE, Torres LN. Two-stage Omental Flap Approach for Ascending Aortic Graft Infection. Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2020;35(3): XII-XIV. DOI: 10.21470/1678-9741-2020-0040

Vervoort D, Vinck EE, Tiwari KK, Tapaua N, Cardiac Surgery and Small Island States: A Bridge Too Far?, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery (2020), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.athoracsur.2020.05.150.

Vargas LF, Torregrosa L, Guevara O, Pedraza M, Carrera JA, Villarreal RA, Vinck E, Cabrera L, Ferrada P, Chen H. Low-cost devices to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection during open, laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery. American Journal of Surgery. 2020 Jul 22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.07.014

Herrera B, Vinck EE, Dear and Glorious Physician, who are we in COVID-19?, Ethics, Medicine and Public Health (2020), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jemep.2020.100576

Andrade D, Vinck EE, Orozco D, Porcelain Pericardium with Cardiac Caging, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery (2020), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.06.048.

Andrade D, Vinck EE, Parra JF, Balkhy HH, Núñez F. Robotic Cardiac Surgery in Colombia: Overcoming the Challenges of a Middle-income Setting. Braz J Cardiovasc Surg 2020 - Ahead of print. DOI: 10.21470/1678-9741-2020-0064

Vinck EE, Montes Villalobos L, Martίnez SI, The Women of Colombian Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery: a survey-based assessment, Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2020), doi: https://doi.org/10.1053/j.semtcvs.2020.11.008

JC Garzón, EE Vinck, DC Cárdenas, LJ Téllez. Video-assisted thoracoscopic iodopovidone pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusions in moderate to high-risk Colombian patients. J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2020;12(4): 328-333. doi: 10.34172/jcvtr.2020.52

Vinck EE, Ebels T, Hittinger R, Peterson TF. Cardiothoracic Surgery in the Caribbean. Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Feb 1. doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2020-0377. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33577262.

Parra JF, Vinck EE, González JN, Santos H. Aortic root replacement in a patient with previous coronary artery bypass. Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals. February 2021. doi:10.1177/0218492321997387

Parra, JF, Vinck, EE, Sánchez, O, Jiménez, AF, Núñez, F. Emergency CABG for a migrated stent in a COVID‐19 positive patient. J Card Surg. 2021; 1‐ 2. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocs.15523

Vinck EE, Ángel EP, Barrios RV, Martínez SI, Arias CA, Garzón JC, Ebels T, Alzate SA, Fernández A. Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy For Penetrating Cardiac Box Injury in Stable Patients. Braz J Cardiovasc Surg 2021- Ahead of print: 1-7. DOI: 10.21470/1678-9741-2020-0361

Andrade D, Vinck EE, Zuluaga JF. Valve-sparing thrombectomy for aortic-valve bio-prosthetic thrombosis. Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals. April 2021. doi:10.1177/02184923211010098

Smood, B, Spratt, JR, Mehaffey, JH, Luc, JG, Vinck, EE, et al. COVID-19 and cardiothoracic surgery: effects on training and workforce utilization in a global pandemic. J Card Surg. 2021; 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocs.15773

Vinck EE, Rendón JC, Andrade D, Escobar JJ, Núñez F, Sardari Nia P. Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery in Colombia: Evolution and the Impact of International Training. Innovations. August 2021. doi:10.1177/15569845211030982

Quintero A, Vinck EE, Pérez LE, Escobar JJ, Rendón JC, Uribe JD. Extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation and emergency C-section for a pregnant COVID-19 positive patient. Perfusion. October 2021. doi:10.1177/02676591211049769

Rivas UE, Vinck EE, Jiménez OP, Vásquez M, Cardiovascular Surgery in Panama: Evolution and Training, Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2021), doi: https://doi.org/10.1053/j.semtcvs.2021.10.001

Eric E. Vinck, Katherine M. van Ierland, Juan C. Rendón, José J. Escobar, Alejandro Quintero Gómez, Clara I. Saldarriaga, Thomas van Brakel, Robert J.M. Klautz & Diana Cardenas (2021) Peri-operative Nutrition in Cardiovascular surgery: current Pitfalls and Future directions, Acta Chirurgica Belgica, DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2021.2020009

Vinck, E.E., Vervoort, D., Tiwari, K.K. et al. Destination left ventricular assist devices in island states: asking too much or the inevitable solution. Cardiothorac Surg 30, 1 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s43057-021-00065-0

J.J. Escobar, E.E. Vinck, A. Quintero-Gómez, J.C. Rendón, T.C. Nguyen, A call to evolve cardiovascular surgery training programs. Rev Colomb Cardiol. 2022;29(1):3-6. DOI: 10.24875/RCCAR.21000153

E.E. Vinck, B. Smood, L. Barros et al., Robotic cardiac surgery training during residency: Preparing residents for the inevitable future, Laparoscopic, Endoscopic and Robotic Surgery, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lers.2022.03.002

Rendón, JC, Vinck, EE, Quintero Gómez, A, Escobar, JJ, Suárez, S, Echeverri, DA. Bench bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement in a donor heart before transplantation. J Card Surg. 2022; 1- 2. doi:10.1111/jocs.16519

Eric E. Vinck, Juan C. Rendón, Maria P. Castillo, José J. Escobar, Alejandro Quintero Gómez, Sharoon Suárez & Clara I. Saldarriaga (2022) MitraClip as bridge to mitral valve replacement in the setting of ischemic cardiogenic shock and papillary muscle rupture, Acta Chirurgica Belgica, DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2022.2146297

Vinck EE, Rendón JC, Escobar JJ, Gómez AQ, Pérez LE, Cañas EM, Echeverri DA, Fernández RL, Quintero ÁM, Hernández AV. Thirty-five Years of Heart Transplantation in Medellín: Colombia's First Center for Cardiac Transplantation. Transplantation. 2022 Dec 1;106(12):2263-2266. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000004159. Epub 2022 Nov 22. PMID: 36436094.

Quintero Gómez A, Vinck EE, Suárez S, et al. Miniature Minimally Invasive Pulmonary Banding in Neonates (MINI-MICS): A Novel Technique. Innovations. 2022;0(0). doi:10.1177/15569845221138268

Vinck EE, Zapata RA, Rendón JC, Medina CM, Escobar JJ, Tobón MP, Colorado MF, Vargas AR, Uribe JD, Villegas AL. Twenty-five Years of Lung Transplantation in Medellín: Overcoming the Challenges of an Emerging Country. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Mar 13:S1043-0679(23)00037-0. doi:10.1053/j.semtcvs.2023.03.001.

Vinck E, Mody G. Discussion to: Twenty-Five Years of Lung Transplantation in Medellín: Overcoming the Challenges of an Emerging Country. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Sep 18:S1043-0679(23)00097-7. doi:10.1053/j.semtcvs.2023.08.001.

Effiom VB, Michael AJ, Ahmed FK, Anyinkeng AB, Ibekwe JL, Alassiri AK, Femi-Lawal VO, Vinck EE, Cardiothoracic Surgery Training in Africa: History and Developments, JTCVS Open (2024), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon.2024.03.005.

Robotic surgery in low- and middle-income countries. J Burke, J Gnanaraj, J Dhanda, B Martins, EE Vinck, A Saklani, and D Harji. The Bulletin of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 2024 106:3, 138-141. https://doi.org/10.1308/rcsbull.2024.54

Jamil H, Ranganathan S, Fissha AB, Vinck EE, Vervoort D. Low-Cost Innovations in Global Cardiac Surgery. Innovations. 2024;0(0). doi:10.1177/15569845241252441

Gómez GA, Vinck EE, Matallana R, et al. Emergency laparotomy and endoscopic gastrostomy in patients on extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support. Perfusion. 2024;0(0). doi:10.1177/02676591241283885

Vinck EE, Cardona-Bernal S, Escobar JJ, Sardari Nia P. Left-Handed Cardiac Surgery Training: How to Attain Proficiency During Residency. Innovations. 2024;0(0). doi:10.1177/15569845241258746

Mayooran N, Vinck EE, Swinnen B, Maessen JG, Sardari Nia P. Periareolar Incision for Endoscopic Cardiac Surgery: How to Do It? Innovations. 2024;0(0). doi:10.1177/15569845241258776

Vinck EE, Zapata RA, Tarazona CA, Medina CM, Rivas UE, Rendón JC, Escobar JJ, Matar OA, Gómez LA, Lopera DE. Intercostal Lung Hernias Presenting After Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Sep 6;39(5):e20230403. doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2023-0403.

Rivas UE, Escobar JJ, Matar OA, Suárez S, Rendón JC, Cardona S, Vinck EE, Novel Technique For Inguinal Lymphatic Fistula Management Using a Double U Stitch Closure, JTCVS Techniques (2024), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjtc.2024.09.019.

Vinck EE, Sardari Nia P. Left-handed cardiac surgery and training: a survey-based assessment. Interdiscip Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2024 Oct 8;39(4):ivae174. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivae174.

Effiom VB, Michael AJ, Ahmed FK, Anyinkeng AB, Ibekwe JL, Alassiri AK, Femi-Lawal VO, Vinck EE, Reply: Continental Developments in African Cardiothoracic Surgery, JTCVS Open (2025), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon.2024.12.009.