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Vol 7, No 2 (March 31, 2018): Tracheal Surgery

Tracheal tumors

Christopher Harris, Christopher Cao, Beth Croce

Vol 7, No 1 (January 31, 2018): Heart Transplantation

Heart transplantation

Christopher Harris, Christopher Cao, Beth Croce, Stine Munkholm-Larsen

Vol 6, No 6 (November 30, 2017): Marfan Syndrome

Bicuspid aortic valve

Christopher Harris, Beth Croce, Stine Munkholm-Larsen

Vol 6, No 5 (September 30, 2017): Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Christopher Harris, Beth Croce, Stine Munkholm-Larsen

Vol 6, No 4 (July 01, 2017): Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy

Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy

Christopher Harris, Beth Croce, Stine Munkholm-Larsen

Vol 6, No 3 (May 31, 2017): Tricuspid Valve Surgery

Tricuspid valve disease

Christopher Harris, Beth Croce, Stine Munkholm-Larsen

Vol 6, No 2 (March 01, 2017): Esophageal Surgery

Esophageal cancer

Christopher Harris, Beth Croce, Stine Munkholm-Larsen

Vol 6, No 1 (January 20, 2017): Robotic Heart Surgery (II)

Robotic mitral valve surgery

Christopher Cao, Christopher Harris, Beth Croce

Vol 5, No 6 (November 25, 2016): Robotic Heart Surgery (I)

Robotic coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Christopher Cao, Christopher Harris, Beth Croce

Vol 5, No 5 (September 01, 2016): Pectus Excavatum

Pectus excavatum

Christopher Harris, Beth Croce, Christopher Cao

Vol 5, No 4 (July 01, 2016): Type A Aortic Dissection (II)

Thoracic aortic aneurysm

Christopher Harris, Beth Croce, Christopher Cao

Vol 5, No 3 (May 01, 2016): Type A Aortic Dissection (I)

Type A aortic dissection

Christopher Harris, Beth Croce, Christopher Cao

Vol 5, No 2 (March 01, 2016): Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy

Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)

Christopher Harris, Beth Croce, Rebecca Harris

Vol 5, No 1 (January 01, 2016): Minimally Invasive Mediastinal Surgery (II)

Myasthenia gravis

Christopher Harris, Beth Croce, Christopher Cao

Vol 4, No 6 (November 30, 2015): Minimally Invasive Mediastinal Surgery (I)

Thymoma

Christopher Harris, Beth Croce, Ashleigh Xie

Vol 4, No 5 (September 25, 2015): Mitral Valve Repair (III)

Rheumatic heart disease

Christopher Harris, Beth Croce, Christopher Cao

Vol 4, No 4 (July 13, 2015): Mitral Valve Repair (II)

Tissue and mechanical heart valves

Christopher Harris, Beth Croce, Christopher Cao

Vol 4, No 3 (May 28, 2015): Mitral Valve Repair (I)

Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery

Christopher Harris, Beth Croce, Rebecca Harris

Vol 4, No 2 (March 29, 2015): Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery (II)

Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement

Kevin Phan, Beth Croce, Tristan D. Yan

Vol 4, No 1 (January 20, 2015): Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery (I)

Aortic stenosis

Christopher Harris, Beth Croce, Kevin Phan

Vol 3, No 6 (November 30, 2014): Mechanical Circulatory Support (II)

Heart failure

Christopher Harris, Beth Croce, Ashleigh Xie

Vol 3, No 5 (September 26, 2014): Mechanical Circulatory Support (I)

Ventricular assist devices

Chris Harris, Beth Croce, Ashleigh Xie

Vol 3, No 4 (July 25, 2014): Type B Aortic Dissection (II)

Marfan syndrome

Christopher G. Harris, Beth Croce, David H. Tian

Vol 3, No 3 (May 31, 2014): Type B Aortic Dissection (I)

Type B aortic dissection

Christopher G. Harris, Beth Croce, David H. Tian

Vol 3, No 2 (March 31, 2014): Sublobar Resection

Smoking and lung cancer

Ashleigh Xie, Beth Croce, David H. Tian

Vol 3, No 1 (January 28, 2014): Atrial fibrillation surgery

Minimally invasive atrial fibrillation surgery

Kevin Phan, Beth Croce, Tristan D. Yan

Vol 2, No 6 (November 29, 2013): Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery

Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery

David H. Tian, Beth Croce, Rebecca Harris

Vol 2, No 5 (September 01, 2013): Frozen Elephant Trunk

Hybrid aortic arch surgery

Rebecca Harris, Beth Croce, David H. Tian

Vol 2, No 4 (July 30, 2013): Total arterial revascularization

Coronary artery bypass grafting

Rebecca Harris, Beth Croce, David H. Tian

Vol 2, No 3 (May 30, 2013): Aortic arch surgery (II)

Aortic surgery and stroke

Rebecca Harris, Beth Croce, Ashutosh Hardikar

Vol 2, No 2 (March 18, 2013): Aortic Arch Surgery (I)

Aortic arch surgery

David H. Tian, Beth Croce, Ashutosh Hardikar

Vol 2, No 1 (January 28, 2013): Aortic Valve Repair

Aortic Valve Repair

Kate Kearney, Beth Croce, Rebecca Harris

Vol 1, No 4 (November 29, 2012): Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

MPM: Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Christopher Cao, Beth Croce, Rebecca Harris

Vol 1, No 3 (September 26, 2012): Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Rebecca Harris, Beth Croce, Ashutosh Hardikar

Vol 1, No 2 (July 26, 2012): Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation

TAVI: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

Stine Munkholm-Larsen, Beth Croce, Rebecca Harris

Vol 1, No 1 (May 01, 2012): Minimally Invasive Pulmonary Resection

Minimally Invasive Pulmonary Resection

Rebecca Harris, Beth Croce, Tristan D. Yan