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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

Transapical NeoChord mitral valve repair

Andrea Colli, David Adams, Alessandro Fiocco, Nicola Pradegan, Lorenzo Longinotti, Matteo Nadali, Dimosthenis Pandis, Gino Gerosa

Vol 7, No 5 (September 30, 2018): Coronary Revascularisation—Surgical Developments and Future Prospects

How I deploy arterial grafts

David P. Taggart

Vol 7, No 4 (July 31, 2018): Coronary Revascularisation—Cardiology for the Surgeon

Dual inflow, total-arterial, anaortic, off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: how to do it

Fabio Ramponi, Michael Seco, James B. Edelman, Andrew G. Sherrah, Paul G. Bannon, R. John L. Brereton, Michael K. Wilson, Michael P. Vallely

Vol 7, No 3 (May 31, 2018): Complex Aortic Arch Surgery

Hybrid three-stage repair of mega aorta with Lupiae technique: tips and tricks

Giampiero Esposito, Antonio Pignatelli, Gaetano Contegiacomo, Giangiuseppe Cappabianca, Cesare Beghi, Carlo Lafranceschina, Fabio Tiecco, Francesco Bartolomucci, Matteo Miccoli, Massimiliano Conte

Vol 7, No 2 (March 31, 2018): Tracheal Surgery

Idiopathic subglottic stenosis: techniques and results

Andrea L. Axtell, Douglas J. Mathisen

Vol 7, No 1 (January 31, 2018): Heart Transplantation

Vol 6, No 6 (November 30, 2017): Marfan Syndrome

Aortic valve sparing root surgery for Marfan syndrome

George Matalanis, Nisal K. Perera

Vol 6, No 5 (September 30, 2017): Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

Vol 6, No 4 (July 01, 2017): Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy

Transaortic septal myectomy: techniques and pitfalls

Anthony Ralph-Edwards, Rachel D. Vanderlaan, Pietro Bajona

Vol 6, No 3 (May 31, 2017): Tricuspid Valve Surgery

Surgical management of tricuspid stenosis

Marisa Cevasco, Prem S. Shekar

Vol 6, No 1 (January 20, 2017): Robotic Heart Surgery (II)

Vol 5, No 6 (November 25, 2016): Robotic Heart Surgery (I)

Technical aspects of robotic posterior mitral valve leaflet repair

Hoda Javadikasgari, Rakesh M. Suri, Tomislav Mihaljevic, Stephanie Mick, A. Marc Gillinov

Vol 5, No 5 (September 01, 2016): Pectus Excavatum

Short Nuss bar procedure

Hans Kristian Pilegaard

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)

Alternative approaches for mitral valve repair

Andrew B. Goldstone, Y. Joseph Woo

Vol 4, No 4 (July 13, 2015): Mitral Valve Repair (II)

Vol 4, No 3 (May 28, 2015): Mitral Valve Repair (I)

Mitral valve repair for ischemic mitral regurgitation

Jahan Mohebali, Frederick Y. Chen

Vol 4, No 2 (March 29, 2015): Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery (II)

Mini-Bentall procedure

Tristan D. Yan

Vol 4, No 1 (January 20, 2015): Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery (I)

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