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Join us at the 33^rd Annual Meeting of the European Society of Thoracic Surgery (ESTS) in Budapest

The 33^rd Annual Meeting of the European Society of Thoracic Surgery will be held from May 25 to 27, 2025 in Budapest, Hungary: https://estsmeeting.com.

This year the Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery, along side our companion journals and books published by AME Publishing Company, will be on display during this exciting event. We look forward to meeting our authors, Editorial Board members and readers, and warmly invite you to visit our booth.

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Join us at the 105^th Annual Meeting of American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) in Seattle

The 105^th Annual Meeting of American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) will be held at the Seattle Convention Center, Seattle, WA, USA from May 2 to 5, 2025: https://events.aats.org/am25.

This year the Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery, along side our companion journals and books published by AME Publishing Company, will be on display during this exciting academic event. We look forward to meeting our authors, Editorial Board members and readers, and warmly invite you to visit our booth.

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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 2023 citation year – 3.3.

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.

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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

TAVR explant

Shinichi Fukuhara, Michigan, USA. Free submissions closed.
Robotic AVR

Vinay Badhwar, West Virginia, USA. Free submissions closed.
Degenerative mitral valve

Patick McCarthy, Chicago, USA. Free submissions closing July 14th 2025.

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Past issues

Vol 14, No 2 (March 31, 2025)
TAVR Explant

Guest Editor: Shinichi Fukuhara, Michigan USA
Vol 14, No 1 (January 26, 2025)
Heart Transplantation In Controlled Donation After Circulatory Death II

Guest Editors: Antonio Loforte, Turin, Italy; Massimo Boffini, Turin, Italy
Vol 13, No 6 (November 30, 2024)
Heart Transplantation In Controlled Donation After Circulatory Death I

Guest Editors: Antonio Loforte, Turin, Italy; Massimo Boffini, Turin, Italy

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Online First

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

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Current Issue: Vol 14, No 2 (March 2025)

TAVR Explant

Systematic Review

Transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement in low- to intermediate-risk patients: a meta-analysis of reconstructed time-to-event data

Tomonari Shimoda, Yoshihisa Miyamoto, Junichi Shimamura, Hiroki Ueyama, Yujiro Yokoyama, Michel Pompeu Sá, Tsuyoshi Kaneko, Tomo Ando, Hisato Takagi, Shinichi Fukuhara, Toshiki Kuno

Full Text (1796) | PDF | Open Access

The current state of transcatheter aortic valve replacement explant: an updated systematic review

Michel Pompeu Sá, Eishan Ashwat, Xander Jacquemyn, Danial Ahmad, James A. Brown, Derek Serna-Gallegos, Asishana Osho, Jordan P. Bloom, Ibrahim Sultan

Full Text (1037) | PDF | Open Access

Keynote Lecture Series

The current state of redo transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and limitations: why TAVR explant is important as the valve reintervention strategy

Grace S. Lee, Gilbert Tang, Syed Zaid, Derrick Y. Tam

Full Text (Video) (2090) | PDF | Open Access

How to avoid transcatheter aortic valve replacement explant as the second valve procedure: image assessment for the index transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Kendra J. Grubb, Hiroki A. Ueyama, Stephanie K. Tom, R. Michael Reul, Alexander P. Nissen, Andy Tully, Anton Camaj, John Lisko, Joe Xie, Elizabeth L. Norton, Kanika Kalra, Patrick T. Gleason

Full Text (Video) (970) | PDF | Open Access

Editorial

The future direction of post-transcatheter aortic valve replacement re-interventions: insights from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database

Michael E. Bowdish, Vinay Badhwar

Full Text (773) | PDF | Open Access

The future direction of post-transcatheter aortic valve replacement reinterventions: insights from the Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry

Edward Percy, Joseph E. Bavaria

Full Text (786) | PDF | Open Access

Art of Operative Techniques

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement explant various techniques

Alexander A. Brescia, Puja Kachroo, Tsuyoshi Kaneko; the Washington University Collaborative for Aortic Research (WashU-CAR)

Full Text (1875) | PDF | Open Access

Masters of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement explant and aortomitral curtain reconstruction

Michael T. Simpson, Rahul Kanade, Sparsha Mehta, Isaac George

Full Text (Video) (802) | PDF | Open Access

Utilization of minimally invasive approaches for transcatheter aortic valve replacement explant: when and how?

Bryon A. Tompkins, Dorsa Majdpour, Tom C. Nguyen

Full Text (Video) (735) | PDF | Open Access

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement explant for self-expandable valves

Fatima Qamar, Michael J. Reardon, Marvin Atkins

Full Text (Video) (833) | PDF | Open Access

Y-incision aortic annular enlargement after surgical explantation of transcatheter aortic valve bioprosthesis

Kanhua Yin, Marc Titsworth, Yujiro Yokoyama, Chi Chi Do-Nguyen, Bo Yang

Full Text (Video) (872) | PDF | Open Access

Explanting transcatheter aortic valves: comparative insights and surgical nuances in native versus valve-in-valve scenarios

Shinichi Fukuhara

Full Text (Video) (772) | PDF | Open Access

A glimpse into the future of valve-in-valve to treat early bioprosthesis structural degeneration—are we really doing right?

Laura Besola, Federico Giorgi, Michele Celiento, Danilo Ruggiero, Giacomo Ravenni, Andrea Colli

Full Text (Video) (761) | PDF | Open Access

Submissions

Submission information:

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

Results of open thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Scott A. LeMaire, Matt D. Price, Susan Y. Green, Samantha Zarda, Joseph S. Coselli

Systematic review and meta-analysis: techniques and a guide for the academic surgeon

Kevin Phan, David H. Tian, Christopher Cao, Deborah Black, Tristan D. Yan

Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm

John R. Frederick, Y. Joseph Woo

Why is the mammary artery so special and what protects it from atherosclerosis?

Fumiyuki Otsuka, Kazuyuki Yahagi, Kenichi Sakakura, Renu Virmani

Anatomy of the aortic root: implications for valve-sparing surgery

Efstratios I. Charitos, Hans-Hinrich Sievers

Heart transplantation from donation after circulatory determined death

Aravinda Page, Simon Messer, Stephen R. Large

8th edition AJCC/UICC staging of cancers of the esophagus and esophagogastric junction: application to clinical practice

Thomas W. Rice, Deepa T. Patil, Eugene H. Blackstone

Complications after aortic valve repair and valve-sparing procedures

Michel Van Dyck, David Glineur, Laurent de Kerchove, Gébrine El Khoury

Harvesting the radial artery

Arie Blitz, Robert M. Osterday, Richard F. Brodman

Illustrated techniques for transapical aortic valve implantation

Anson Cheung, Kevin M. Lichtenstein

Minimally invasive aortic valve surgery: state of the art and future directions

Mattia Glauber, Matteo Ferrarini, Antonio Miceli

Surgical anatomy of the trachea

Paul W. Furlow, Douglas J. Mathisen

Patient selection for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: An interventional cardiology perspective

Darrren Mylotte, Giuseppe Martucci, Nicolo Piazza

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

Video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy using a standardized three-port anterior approach - The Copenhagen experience

Henrik J. Hansen, René H. Petersen

The role of echocardiography in aortic valve repair

Jean-Louis Vanoverschelde, Michel van Dyck, Bernhard Gerber, David Vancraeynest, Julie Melchior, Christophe de Meester, Agnès Pasquet

Total aortic arch replacement: current approach using the trifurcated graft technique

Scott A. LeMaire, Scott A. Weldon, Joseph S. Coselli

Video-atlas of open thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Roberto Chiesa, Germano Melissano, Efrem Civilini, Luca Bertoglio, Enrico Rinaldi, Enrico Maria Marone, Yamume Tshomba

Sizing the aortic annulus

Alfredo Cerillo, Massimiliano Mariani, Sergio Berti, Mattia Glauber

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

Brian F. Buxton, Philip A. Hayward

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

Brian F. Buxton, Philip A. Hayward

Join us at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the European Society of Thoracic Surgery (ESTS) in Budapest

Join us at the 105th Annual Meeting of American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) in Seattle

New Impact Factor for Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

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

TAVR explant

Robotic AVR

Degenerative mitral valve

TAVR Explant

Heart Transplantation In Controlled Donation After Circulatory Death II

Heart Transplantation In Controlled Donation After Circulatory Death I

Systematic Review

Keynote Lecture Series

Featured Articles

Editorial

Art of Operative Techniques

Masters of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Submissions

Join us at the 33^rd Annual Meeting of the European Society of Thoracic Surgery (ESTS) in Budapest

Join us at the 105^th Annual Meeting of American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) in Seattle