Journal Pre-proof Social Media Improves Cardiothoracic Surgery Literature Dissemination: Results of a Randomized Trial Jessica G.Y. Luc, MD, Michael A. Archer, MD, Rakesh C. Arora, MD, PhD, Edward M. Bender, MD, Arie Blitz, MD, MBA, David T. Cooke, MD, Tamara Ni Hlci, MB, BCh, BAO, MCh, MRCS, Biniam Kidane, MD, MSc, Maral Ouzounian, MD, PhD, Thomas K. Varghese, Jr., MD, MS, Mara B. Antonoff, MD PII: S0003-4975(19)31162-2 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.06.062 Reference: ATS 32885 To appear in: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Received Date: 14 February 2019 Revised Date: 5 June 2019 Accepted Date: 17 June 2019 Please cite this article as: Luc JGY, Archer MA, Arora RC, Bender EM, Blitz A, Cooke DT, Hlci TN, Kidane B, Ouzounian M, Varghese TK Jr, Antonoff MB, Social Media Improves Cardiothoracic Surgery Literature Dissemination: Results of a Randomized Trial, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery (2019), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.06.062. This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. © 2019 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons