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Vol 14, No 5 (September 30, 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

Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

2025;

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:319-329

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(30 September 2025)

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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

Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

2025;

14

(5)

:330-334

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(30 September 2025)

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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

Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

2025;

14

(5)

:335-342

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(30 September 2025)

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Featured Articles

The Chinese experience with frozen elephant trunk: contemporary institutional outcomes of the Sun procedure

Robert Fleck, Kaitao Jian, S. Chris Malaisrie, Beth Whippo, Liang Chen, Li-Zhong Sun

Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

2025;

14

(5)

:343-354

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(30 September 2025)

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The soft elephant trunk: a new approach in the treatment of aortic dissection

Eduard Charchyan, Denis Breshenkov, Yuriy Belov

Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

2025;

14

(5)

:355-368

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(30 September 2025)

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Warming up the frozen elephant trunk for aortic arch pathology

Laura Besola, Luca Biasci, Chiara Mangifesta, Federico Giorgi, Danilo Ruggiero, Giacomo Ravenni, Michele Celiento, Maurizio Levantino, Matteo Mazzola, Andrea Colli

Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

2025;

14

(5)

:369-376

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(30 September 2025)

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Editorial

The origin of the elephant trunk

Gerhard Walterbusch

Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

2025;

14

(5)

:377-379

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(30 September 2025)

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From Borst into the future—perspectives for the frozen elephant trunk in acute aortic dissection type A

Tim Kaufeld, Andreas Martens, Erik Beckmann, Malakh Shrestha

Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

2025;

14

(5)

:380-382

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(30 September 2025)

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Art of Operative Techniques

T-NEXT graft: step by step operative technique

Marco Di Eusanio, Paolo Berretta, Emanuele Gatta

Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

2025;

14

(5)

:383-388

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(30 September 2025)

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Masters of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Total aortic arch replacement using frozen elephant trunk: the beating-heart technique

Selim Mosbahi, Maris Bartkevics, Maria Nucera, Martha Veit, Matthias Siepe, Florian S. Schoenhoff

Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

2025;

14

(5)

:389-391

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(30 September 2025)

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Open thoracoabdominal surgery after frozen elephant trunk

Andreas Martens, Erik Beckmann, Malakh Shrestha

Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

2025;

14

(5)

:392-394

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(30 September 2025)

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Guest Editor:
Malakh Shrestha,
Rochester, USA