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AME and Wolters Kluwer aim to expand access to global medical research through new collaboration

The agreement broadens the reach of nearly 50 Open Access titles, contributing globally to over 5,000 articles

October 2, 2025 — Wolters Kluwer Health announced a new collaboration with AME Publishing Company, an Open Access publisher specializing in medical journals and books, headquartered in Hong Kong, China. The two organizations will work together to ensure that more researchers and clinicians around the globe can access the growing family of AME journals—broadening access to high-impact medical research and supporting the advancement of healthcare knowledge worldwide.

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New Impact Factor for Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

We are pleased to announce that the Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery (ACS) has received its latest Impact Factor for the 2024 citation year – 3.1.

This Impact Factor places ACS in the top 25% of surgical journals evaluated, and is a testament to the high scientific merit of our published work. We are grateful to all our Guest Editors, authors, and reviewers for their contributions and ongoing support.

We look forward to bringing more groundbreaking issues and insightful articles to our readers in the near future.

Professor Tristan D. Yan
Editor-in-Chief
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery
June 2025

Sofia Martin-Suarez, Luca Botta, Giuseppe Barberio, Filippo Londi, Costanza Fiaschini, Davide Pacini

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Step-by-step technique of robotic-assisted minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass

MaryAnn C. Wertan, Serge Sicouri, Yoshiyuki Yamashita, Massimo Baudo, Trisha A. Senss, Danielle Spragan, Gianluca Torregrossa, Francis P. Sutter

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G. Michael Deeb

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Upcoming issues

Mitral Annular Calcification

Michael Chu, London, Canada & Tsuyoshi Kaneko, Missouri, USA. Free submissions closed.
Degenerative mitral valve

Patick McCarthy, Chicago, USA. Free submissions closed.

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Past issues

Vol 14, No 5 (September 30, 2025)
Evolution of Elephant Trunk II

Guest Editor: Malakh Shrestha, Rochester, USA
Vol 14, No 4 (July 31, 2025)
Evolution of Elephant Trunk I

Guest Editor: Malakh Shrestha, Rochester, USA
Vol 14, No 3 (May 31, 2025)
Robotic Aortic Valve Replacement

Guest Editor: Vinay Badhwar, West Virginia, USA

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Online First

Browse ACS articles that are available online first for an upcoming issue.

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Submissions

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Current Issue: Vol 14, No 5 (September 2025)

Evolution of Elephant Trunk II

Systematic Review

Mid-to-long-term outcomes of the frozen elephant trunk procedure in aortic pathology: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Aditya Eranki, David Downes, Benjamin Muston, Connor Debs, Daksh Tyagi, Liam Munir, Ashley R. Wilson-Smith, Aashray Gupta

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Keynote Lecture Series

Rapidlink^TM: a new technology to simplify the supra-aortic vessel anastomoses in total aortic arch surgery

Malakh Shrestha

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From back table innovation to contemporary application: a review of the frozen elephant trunk technique

Gabriel Weiss, Zsuzsanna Arnold, Sandra Folkmann, Thomas Aschacher, Sebastian Tauber, Marie-Luise Harrer, Bernhard Winkler, Jennifer Stabernak, Michael Gorlitzer, Martin Grabenwöger

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