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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 2025 citation year – 4.1.

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 2026

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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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

Tricuspid Valve Disease

Gilbert Tang, New York, USA; Mateo Marin-Cuartas, Leipzig, Germany. Free submissions closing 31st January, 2026.
Aortic Arch Repair

Luca Di Marco, Bologna, Italy. Free submissions closing 31st May, 2026.
Transaxillary Direct View Valve Surgery

Marco Di Eusanio, Ancona, Italy. Free submissions closing 30 June, 2026.

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Past issues

Vol 15, No 4 (July 31, 2026)
Aortic Arch Repair: Hybrid Approaches, Endovascular Advances, and Surgical Excellence

Guest Editor: Luca Di Marco, Bologna, Italy
Vol 15, No 3 (May 31, 2026)
Transcatheter & Surgical Management of Tricuspid Valve Disease: Multidisciplinary Lifetime Management Considerations II

Guest Editors: Gilbert Tang, New York, USA; Mateo Marin-Cuartas, Leipzig, Germany
Vol 15, No 2 (March 31, 2026)
Transcatheter & Surgical Management of Tricuspid Valve Disease: Multidisciplinary Lifetime Management Considerations I

Guest Editors: Gilbert Tang, New York, USA; Mateo Marin-Cuartas, Leipzig, Germany

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Online First

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

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Submissions

Submission information:

Current Issue: Vol 15, No 4 (July 2026)

Aortic Arch Repair: Hybrid Approaches, Endovascular Advances, and Surgical Excellence

Keynote Lecture Series

Endovascular technology for aortic arch repair: from innovation to integration

Foeke J. H. Nauta, Pim S. van Sambeeck, Nabil Saouti, Sjoerd Jenniskens, Mark Dirven, Robin H. Heijmen

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Normothermic frozen elephant trunk surgery without circulatory arrest: is this the future?

Marco Di Eusanio, Erlil Mali, Pietro Giorgio Malvindi, Vincenzo Vento, Simone D’Alessio, Michele Galeazzi, Olimpia Bifulco, Francesca Spagnolo, Emanuele Gatta, Paolo Berretta

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Innominate artery reimplantation as a strategic step in lifetime aortic management: a vascular surgeon’s perspective

Vincenzo Vento, Paolo Berretta, Erlil Mali, Michele Galeazzi, Marco Di Eusanio, Emanuele Gatta

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Brain protection in open arch surgery

Yutaka Okita

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Editorial

Training the next generation in complex aortic surgery: needs and challenges

Joseph S. Coselli, Anna Xue, Vicente Orozco-Sevilla, Marc R. Moon

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Should open and endovascular arch repair coexist or compete?

Maximilian Luehr, Ajay Moza, Christian Uhl, Alexander Gombert

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Aortic arch open surgery: countdown started or timeless approach?

Luca Di Marco, Roberto Di Bartolomeo

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Management of the aortic arch in acute non-A non-B aortic dissection

Davut Cekmecelioglu, Zeynep Bengi Eren, Rana Afifi, Ourania Preventza

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Art of Operative Techniques

Frozen elephant trunk technique in redo aortic arch surgery: a step-by-step approach

Andreas Martens, Erik Beckmann, Malakh Shrestha

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Masters of Cardiothoracic Surgery

New type A arch dissection stent: restoration of supra-aortic vessel perfusion

Leonard Pitts, Matteo Montagner, Markus Kofler, Gaik Nersesian, Julius Kaemmel, Volkmar Falk, Semih Buz, Jörg Kempfert

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Standardized total arch replacement using the frozen elephant trunk technique

Davide Pacini, Giacomo Murana, Silvia Snaidero, Chiara Nocera, Alessandro Leone, Antonio Piperata, Carlo Mariani, Luca Di Marco

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(31 July 2026)

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Aortic arch in the shaggy aorta: challenges and solutions

Joon Chul Jung, Jae Hang Lee, Kay-Hyun Park

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Coils embolization for aortic arch lesions: technical tips

Francesco Buia, Riccardo Nania, Maria Adriana Cocozza, Luigi Lovato, Davide Pacini, Luca Di Marco

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(31 July 2026)

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Systematic review and meta-analysis of transcatheter aortic valve implantation versus surgical aortic valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis

Christopher Cao, Su C. Ang, Praveen Indraratna, Con Manganas, Paul Bannon, Deborah Black, David Tian, Tristan D. Yan

A meta-analysis comparing bilateral internal mammary artery with left internal mammary artery for coronary artery bypass grafting

Aaron J. Weiss, Shan Zhao, David H. Tian, David P. Taggart, Tristan D. Yan

Malignant pleural mesothelioma: an epidemiological perspective

Benjamin M. Robinson

A meta-analysis of unmatched and matched patients comparing video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy and conventional open lobectomy

Christopher Cao, Con Manganas, Su C. Ang, Tristan D. Yan

The art of arterial revascularization—total arterial revascularization in patients with triple vessel coronary artery disease

Brian F. Buxton, Philip A. Hayward

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Stents or surgery in coronary artery disease in 2013

David P. Taggart

Valve sparing root replacement: the remodeling technique with external ring annuloplasty

Emmanuel Lansac, Isabelle Di Centa, Jan Vojacek, Jan Nijs, Jaroslav Hlubocky, Gianclaudio Mecozzi, Mathieu Debauchez

The art of arterial revascularization—total arterial revascularization in patients with triple vessel coronary artery disease

Brian F. Buxton, Philip A. Hayward

New Impact Factor for Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

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

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

Tricuspid Valve Disease

Aortic Arch Repair

Transaxillary Direct View Valve Surgery

Aortic Arch Repair: Hybrid Approaches, Endovascular Advances, and Surgical Excellence

Transcatheter & Surgical Management of Tricuspid Valve Disease: Multidisciplinary Lifetime Management Considerations II

Transcatheter & Surgical Management of Tricuspid Valve Disease: Multidisciplinary Lifetime Management Considerations I

Submissions

Keynote Lecture Series

Featured Articles

Editorial

Art of Operative Techniques

Masters of Cardiothoracic Surgery