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Vol 9, No 6 (November 2020): Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement




Vol 9, No 5 (September 2020): Sutureless and Rapid Deployment Aortic Valve Replacement II
Vol 9, No 4 (July 2020): Sutureless and Rapid Deployment Aortic Valve Replacement I
Vol 9, No 3 (May 2020): Frozen Elephant Trunk






Vol 9, No 2 (March 2020): Total Artificial Heart
Vol 9, No 1 (January 2020): Lung Transplantation
Vol 8, No 6 (November 2019): Endocarditis


Vol 8, No 5 (September 2019): Type A Intramural Hematoma




Vol 8, No 4 (July 2019): Type B Intramural Hematoma and Descending Penetrating Aortic Ulcer
Vol 8, No 3 (May 2019): Advanced Techniques in Aortic Valve Repair








Vol 8, No 2 (March 2019): Robotic Thoracic Surgery
Vol 8, No 1 (January 2019): Extracorporeal Life Support in Refractory Heart Failure



Vol 7, No 6 (November 2018): Emerging Technologies in Mitral Valve Surgery



Vol 7, No 5 (September 2018): Coronary Revascularisation—Surgical Developments and Future Prospects




Vol 7, No 4 (July 2018): Coronary Revascularisation—Cardiology for the Surgeon
Vol 7, No 3 (May 2018): Complex Aortic Arch Surgery




Vol 7, No 2 (March 2018): Tracheal Surgery
Vol 7, No 1 (January 2018): Heart Transplantation
Vol 6, No 6 (November 2017): Marfan Syndrome




Vol 6, No 5 (September 2017): Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation




Vol 6, No 4 (July 2017): Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy



Vol 6, No 3 (May 2017): Tricuspid Valve Surgery

Vol 6, No 2 (March 2017): Esophageal Surgery


Vol 6, No 1 (January 2017): Robotic Heart Surgery (II)



Vol 5, No 6 (November 2016): Robotic Heart Surgery (I)


Vol 5, No 5 (September 2016): Pectus Excavatum

Vol 5, No 4 (July 2016): Type A Aortic Dissection (II)


Vol 5, No 3 (May 2016): Type A Aortic Dissection (I)


Vol 5, No 2 (March 2016): Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy


Vol 5, No 1 (January 2016): Minimally Invasive Mediastinal Surgery (II)



Vol 4, No 6 (November 2015): Minimally Invasive Mediastinal Surgery (I)


Vol 4, No 5 (September 2015): Mitral Valve Repair (III)



Vol 4, No 4 (July 2015): Mitral Valve Repair (II)


Vol 4, No 3 (May 2015): Mitral Valve Repair (I)

Vol 4, No 2 (March 2015): Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery (II)
Vol 4, No 1 (January 2015): Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery (I)




Vol 3, No 6 (November 2014): Mechanical Circulatory Support (II)
Vol 3, No 5 (September 2014): Mechanical Circulatory Support (I)

Vol 3, No 4 (July 2014): Type B Aortic Dissection (II)

Vol 3, No 3 (May 2014): Type B Aortic Dissection (I)


Vol 3, No 2 (March 2014): Sublobar Resection




Vol 3, No 1 (January 2014): Atrial fibrillation surgery

Vol 2, No 6 (November 2013): Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery






Vol 2, No 5 (September 2013): Frozen Elephant Trunk






Vol 2, No 4 (July 2013): Total arterial revascularization


Vol 2, No 3 (May 2013): Aortic arch surgery (II)



Vol 2, No 2 (March 2013): Aortic Arch Surgery (I)
Vol 2, No 1 (January 2013): Aortic Valve Repair

Vol 11, No 4 (July 2022): Bicuspid Aortic Valve

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




Vol 11, No 2 (March 2022): PTE in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension and Disease
Vol 11, No 1 (January 2022): Thoracic Aortic Endovascular Solutions II


Vol 10, No 6 (November 2021): Thoracic Aortic Endovascular Solutions I


Vol 10, No 5 (September 2021): Transcatheter Valve-in-Valve


Vol 10, No 4 (July 2021): Ross Procedure

Vol 10, No 3 (May 2021): Continuous-Flow MCS in End-Stage Heart Failure II


Vol 10, No 2 (March 2021): Continuous-Flow MCS in End-Stage Heart Failure I



Vol 10, No 1 (January 2021): Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement
Vol 1, No 4 (November 2012): Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Vol 1, No 3 (September 2012): Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair



