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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 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 1, No 4 (November 2012): Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Vol 1, No 3 (September 2012): Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Vol 1, No 2 (July 2012): Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation
Vol 1, No 1 (May 2012): Minimally Invasive Pulmonary Resection
