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Vol 9, No 6 (November 27, 2020): Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Vol 9, No 5 (September 30, 2020): Sutureless and Rapid Deployment Aortic Valve Replacement II
Vol 9, No 4 (July 28, 2020): Sutureless and Rapid Deployment Aortic Valve Replacement I
Vol 9, No 3 (May 29, 2020): Frozen Elephant Trunk
Vol 9, No 2 (March 30, 2020): Total Artificial Heart
Vol 9, No 1 (January 29, 2020): Lung Transplantation
Vol 8, No 6 (November 29, 2019): Endocarditis
Vol 8, No 5 (September 24, 2019): Type A Intramural Hematoma
Vol 8, No 4 (July 01, 2019): Type B Intramural Hematoma and Descending Penetrating Aortic Ulcer
Vol 8, No 3 (May 01, 2019): Advanced Techniques in Aortic Valve Repair
Vol 8, No 2 (March 30, 2019): Robotic Thoracic Surgery
Vol 8, No 1 (January 01, 2019): Extracorporeal Life Support in Refractory Heart Failure
Vol 7, No 6 (November 30, 2018): Emerging Technologies in Mitral Valve Surgery
Vol 7, No 5 (September 30, 2018): Coronary Revascularisation—Surgical Developments and Future Prospects
Vol 7, No 4 (July 31, 2018): Coronary Revascularisation—Cardiology for the Surgeon
Vol 7, No 3 (May 31, 2018): Complex Aortic Arch Surgery
Vol 7, No 2 (March 31, 2018): Tracheal Surgery
Vol 7, No 1 (January 31, 2018): Heart Transplantation
Vol 6, No 6 (November 30, 2017): Marfan Syndrome
Vol 6, No 5 (September 30, 2017): Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
Vol 6, No 4 (July 01, 2017): Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy
Vol 6, No 3 (May 31, 2017): Tricuspid Valve Surgery
Vol 6, No 2 (March 01, 2017): Esophageal Surgery
Vol 6, No 1 (January 20, 2017): Robotic Heart Surgery (II)
Vol 5, No 6 (November 25, 2016): Robotic Heart Surgery (I)
Vol 5, No 5 (September 01, 2016): Pectus Excavatum
Vol 5, No 4 (July 01, 2016): Type A Aortic Dissection (II)
Vol 5, No 3 (May 01, 2016): Type A Aortic Dissection (I)
Vol 5, No 2 (March 01, 2016): Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy
Vol 5, No 1 (January 01, 2016): Minimally Invasive Mediastinal Surgery (II)
Vol 4, No 6 (November 30, 2015): Minimally Invasive Mediastinal Surgery (I)
Vol 4, No 5 (September 25, 2015): Mitral Valve Repair (III)
Vol 4, No 4 (July 13, 2015): Mitral Valve Repair (II)
Vol 4, No 3 (May 28, 2015): Mitral Valve Repair (I)
Vol 4, No 2 (March 29, 2015): Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery (II)
Vol 4, No 1 (January 20, 2015): Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery (I)
Vol 3, No 6 (November 30, 2014): Mechanical Circulatory Support (II)
Vol 3, No 5 (September 26, 2014): Mechanical Circulatory Support (I)
Vol 3, No 4 (July 25, 2014): Type B Aortic Dissection (II)
Vol 3, No 3 (May 31, 2014): Type B Aortic Dissection (I)
Vol 3, No 2 (March 31, 2014): Sublobar Resection
Vol 3, No 1 (January 28, 2014): Atrial fibrillation surgery
Vol 2, No 6 (November 29, 2013): Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery
Vol 2, No 5 (September 01, 2013): Frozen Elephant Trunk
Vol 2, No 4 (July 30, 2013): Total arterial revascularization
Vol 2, No 3 (May 30, 2013): Aortic arch surgery (II)
Vol 2, No 2 (March 18, 2013): Aortic Arch Surgery (I)
Vol 2, No 1 (January 28, 2013): Aortic Valve Repair
Vol 13, No 2 (March 29, 2024): Atrial Fibrillation Management II
Vol 13, No 1 (January 30, 2024): Atrial Fibrillation Management I
Vol 12, No 6 (November 27, 2023): Aortic Disease in Women
Vol 12, No 5 (September 28, 2023): Spinal Cord Protection
Vol 12, No 4 (July 31, 2023): Three Decades of Aortic Valve-Sparing Operations II
Vol 12, No 3 (May 31, 2023): Three Decades of Aortic Valve-Sparing Operations I
Vol 12, No 2 (March 31, 2023): Uniportal Robotic-Assisted Thoracic Surgery II
Vol 12, No 1 (January 31, 2023): Uniportal Robotic-Assisted Thoracic Surgery I
Vol 11, No 6 (November 29, 2022): Robotic Mitral Valve Surgery II
Vol 11, No 5 (September 30, 2022): Robotic Mitral Valve Surgery I
Vol 11, No 4 (July 29, 2022): Bicuspid Aortic Valve
Vol 11, No 3 (May 31, 2022): Surgical & Non-Surgical Management of Mechanical Complications of AMI
Vol 11, No 2 (March 31, 2022): PTE in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension and Disease
Vol 11, No 1 (January 24, 2022): Thoracic Aortic Endovascular Solutions II
Vol 10, No 6 (November 28, 2021): Thoracic Aortic Endovascular Solutions I
Vol 10, No 5 (September 29, 2021): Transcatheter Valve-in-Valve
Vol 10, No 4 (July 30, 2021): Ross Procedure
Vol 10, No 3 (May 31, 2021): Continuous-Flow MCS in End-Stage Heart Failure II
Vol 10, No 2 (March 31, 2021): Continuous-Flow MCS in End-Stage Heart Failure I
Vol 10, No 1 (January 29, 2021): Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement
Vol 1, No 4 (November 29, 2012): Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Vol 1, No 3 (September 26, 2012): Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
