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Peter D. Skillington, Campbell D. Flynn, marco Larobina, Michael O'Keefe

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Sophia L. Alexis, Gilbert H.L. Tang, Dimosthenis Pandis, David H. Adams, Ahmed El-Eshmawi

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Jaime-Jürgen Eulert-Grehn, Pia Lanmüller, Christoph Starck, Felix Hennig, Stephan Jacobs, Volkmar Falk, Evgenij Potapov

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New Impact Factor for Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery: 4.101

We are pleased to announce that the Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery (ACS) has attained its latest Impact Factor update for the 2020 citation year - 4.101.

The Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery (ACS, Ann Cardiothorac Surg, Print ISSN 2225-319X; Online ISSN 2304-1021) is a bi-monthly peer-reviewed publication dedicated to the field of cardiothoracic surgery. ACS is indexed by Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed.

ACS follows the best practices in academic publishing. The announcement of the journal’s latest Impact Factor is a testament to its significant scientific reach. We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all of our Editorial team, Guest Editors, authors, and reviewers for their contributions and support.

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Upcoming issues

Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Michael Borger, Leipzig, Germany. Free submissions close April 30th 2022.
Robotic Mitral Valve Surgery

Johannes Bonatti, Pennsylvania, USA. Free submissions close May 31st 2022.
Adult Congenital

Duke Cameron & Jordan Bloom, Massachusetts, USA. Free submissions close July 31st 2022.

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Past issues

Vol 11, No 3 (May 2022)
Surgical & Non-Surgical Management of Mechanical Complications of AMI

Prof. Roberto Lorusso, Maastricht, Netherlands
Vol 11, No 2 (March 2022)
PTE in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension and Disease

Guest Editors: Sofia Martin-Suarez and Antonio Loforte, Bologna, Italy
Vol 11, No 1 (January 2022)
Thoracic Aortic Endovascular Solutions II

Guest Editor: Dr Ourania Preventza, Houston, USA

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Current Issue: Vol 11, No 3 (May 2022)

Surgical & Non-Surgical Management of Mechanical Complications of AMI

Systematic Review

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the mechanical complications of ischemic heart disease: papillary muscle rupture, left ventricle rupture and post-infarct ventricular septal defect

Campbell D. Flynn, Paraskevi Morris, Lucy Manuel, Matteo Matteucci, Daniele Ronco, Giulio Massimi, Federica Torchio, Roberto Lorusso

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Effects of concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting on early and late mortality in the treatment of post-infarction mechanical complications: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Daniele Ronco, Claudio Corazzari, Matteo Matteucci, Giulio Massimi, Michele Di Mauro, Justine M. Ravaux, Cesare Beghi, Roberto Lorusso

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Surgical ventricular reconstruction for ischemic cardiomyopathy—a systematic review and meta-analysis of 7,685 patients

Brandon E. Ferrell, Diana C. Jimenez, Danial Ahmad, Kabir Malkani, Jake L. Rosen, Gabriel Gaw, Konstadinos A. Plestis, T. Sloane Guy, H. Todd Massey, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili

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Surgical management for mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review of long-term outcomes

Sarah Yousef, Ibrahim Sultan, Helena M. VonVille, Kevin Kahru, George J. Arnaoutakis

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Surgical treatment of post-infarction papillary muscle rupture: systematic review and meta-analysis

Giulio Massimi, Matteo Matteucci, Mariusz Kowalewski, Daniele Ronco, Federica Jiritano, Cesare Beghi, Paolo Severgnini, Roberto Lorusso

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Keynote Lecture Series

Post-infarction ventricular septal rupture

Tirone E. David

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Sutureless repair techniques for post-infarction left ventricular free wall rupture

Homare Okamura

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Triple patch technique to repair ventricular septal rupture

Yuki Okamoto, Kazuo Yamamoto, Shinpei Yoshii

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Mitral valve repair in papillary muscle rupture

Umar Imran Hamid, Rezan Aksoy, Peyman Sardari Nia

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Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm: the niche of post-infarction mechanical complications

Federica Torchio, Andrea Garatti, Daniele Ronco, Matteo Matteucci, Giulio Massimi, Roberto Lorusso

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Sutureless repair of subacute left ventricular free wall rupture

Maged Makhoul, Benjamin Medalion, Roberto Lorusso, Gil Bolotin

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Pre- and post-operative mechanical circulatory support in surgical repair of post-acute myocardial infarction mechanical complications

Anju Bhardwaj, Sachin Kumar, Ismael A. Salas de Armas, Angelo Nascimbene, Sriram Nathan, Biswajit Kar, Igor D. Gregoric

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Featured Articles

Surgical repair of post-infarction ventricular free-wall rupture in the Netherlands: data from a nationwide registry

Matteo Matteucci, Daniele Ronco, Justine M. Ravaux, Giulio Massimi, Michele Di Mauro, Saskia Houterman, Jos Maessen, Cesare Beghi, Paolo Severgnini, Roberto Lorusso; on behalf of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Registration Committee of the Netherlands Heart Registration

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Editorial

Impact of COVID-19 on the incidence of post-acute myocardial infarction mechanical complications

Magdalena Bryndza, Jacek Legutko, Pawel Kleczynski, Boguslaw Kapelak, Krzysztof Bartus, Radoslaw Litwinowicz

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Overview of prevalence, trends, and outcomes of post myocardial infarction mechanical complications

Dhruv Mahtta, Ibrahim Mohammed, Islam Y. Elgendy

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The use of mechanical circulatory support in post-acute myocardial infarction mechanical complications

Roberto Lorusso, Valeria Lo Coco, Justine M. Ravaux, Silvia Mariani

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Art of Operative Techniques

Operative strategies for acute mitral regurgitation as a mechanical complication of myocardial infarction

Giulio Massimi, Matteo Matteucci, Mariusz Kowalewski, Daniele Ronco, Giovanni Chiarini, Maria Elena De Piero, Valeria Lo Coco, Jos G. Maessen, Cesare Beghi, Roberto Lorusso

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Masters of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Extended sandwich patch technique to repair ventricular septal rupture

Tohru Asai, Takeshi Kinoshita, Atsumi Oishi, Kohei Hachiro, Tomoaki Suzuki, Piers Vigers

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The worst MitraClip Scenario: acute mitral regurgitation due to papillary muscle rupture

Davide Carino, Paolo Denti, Alessandra Sala, Wobbe Bouma, Alessandro Castiglioni, Ottavio Alfieri, Francesco Maisano, Michele De Bonis

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Emergent repair of post myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect with prophylactic left ventricular assist device

David Drullinsky, Fadi Hage, Ali Hage, Matthew Valdis, Dave Nagpal, Michael W. A. Chu

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Managing and repairing ventricular free-wall rupture: the triple-patch technique

Roberto Lorusso, Daniele Ronco, Giulio Massimi, Michele Di Mauro, Federica Jiritano, Matteo Matteucci

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Surgical repair techniques for partial or total ischemic papillary muscle rupture

Francesco Pollari, Theodor Fischlein

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Submissions

Submission information:

The need for comprehensive multidisciplinary programs, complex interventions, and precision medicine for bicuspid aortic valve disease

Erin E. Crawford, Patrick M. McCarthy, S. Chris Malaisrie, Christopher K. Mehta, Jyothy J. Puthumana, Joshua D. Robinson, Michael Markl, Robert O. Bonow, Paul W. M. Fedak