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Vol 9, No 6 (November 2020): Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Alberto Alperi, Guillem Muntané-Carol, Afonso B Freitas-Ferraz, Lucia Junquera, David del Val, Laurent Faroux, François Philippon, Josep Rodés-Cabau
Vol 9, No 5 (September 2020): Sutureless and Rapid Deployment Aortic Valve Replacement II
Kei Woldendorp, Mathew P. Doyle, Paul G. Bannon, Martin Misfeld, Tristan D. Yan, Giuseppe Santarpino, Paolo Berretta, Marco Di Eusanio, Bart Meuris, Alfredo Giuseppe Cerillo, Pierluigi Stefàno, Niccolò Marchionni, Jacqueline K. Olive, Tom C. Nguyen, Marco Solinas, Giacomo Bianchi
Campbell D. Flynn, Michael L. Williams, Adam Chakos, Lucy Hirst, Benjamin Muston, David H. Tian
Vol 9, No 4 (July 2020): Sutureless and Rapid Deployment Aortic Valve Replacement I
Michael L. Williams, Campbell D. Flynn, Andrew A. Mamo, David H. Tian, Utz Kappert, Manuel Wilbring, Thierry Folliguet, Antonio Fiore, Antonio Miceli, Augusto D’Onofrio, Giorgia Cibin, Gino Gerosa, Mattia Glauber, Theodor Fischlein, Francesco Pollari
Vol 9, No 3 (May 2020): Frozen Elephant Trunk
David H. Tian, Hakeem Ha, Yashutosh Joshi, Tristan D. Yan
Vol 9, No 2 (March 2020): Total Artificial Heart
Elizabeth J. Maynes, Thomas J. O’Malley, Jessica G. Y. Luc, Matthew P. Weber, Dylan P. Horan, Jae Hwan Choi, Sinal Patel, Syed-Saif Abbas Rizvi, Rohinton J. Morris, John W. Entwistle, H. Todd Massey, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili
Vol 9, No 1 (January 2020): Lung Transplantation
Adam Chakos, Paule Ferret, Benjamin Muston, Tristan D. Yan, David H. Tian
Ashley R. Wilson-Smith, Yong Sul Kim, Georgina E. Evans, Tristan D. Yan
Elizabeth J. Maynes, Thomas J. O’Malley, Melissa A. Austin, Avijit K. Deb, Jae Hwan Choi, Matthew P. Weber, Asghar Khaghani, H. Todd Massey, Richard C. Daly, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili
Vol 8, No 6 (November 2019): Endocarditis
Campbell D. Flynn, Neil P. Curran, Stephanie Chan, Isabel Zegri-Reiriz, Manel Tauron, David H. Tian, Gosta B. Pettersson, Joseph S. Coselli, Martin Misfeld, Manuel J. Antunes, Carlos A. Mestres, Eduard Quintana
Sinal Patel, Syed Saif Abbas Rizvi, Jae Hwan Choi, Dylan P. Horan, Matthew P. Weber, Elizabeth J. Maynes, Jessica G. Y. Luc, Nana Aburjania, John W. Entwistle, Rohinton J. Morris, Howard T. Massey, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili
Jessica G. Y. Luc, Jae-Hwan Choi, Karishma Kodia, Matthew P. Weber, Dylan P. Horan, Elizabeth J. Maynes, Laura A. Carlson, H. Todd Massey, John W. Entwistle, Rohinton J. Morris, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili
Vol 8, No 5 (September 2019): Type A Intramural Hematoma
David H. Tian, Adam Chakos, Lucy Hirst, Sally T. W. Chung, Tristan D. Yan
Vol 8, No 4 (July 2019): Type B Intramural Hematoma and Descending Penetrating Aortic Ulcer
Adam Chakos, Tisha Twindyawardhani, Arturo Evangelista, Giuliana Maldonado, Gabriele Piffaretti, Tristan D. Yan, David H. Tian
Vol 8, No 3 (May 2019): Advanced Techniques in Aortic Valve Repair
George J. Arnaoutakis, Ibrahim Sultan, Mary Siki, Joseph E. Bavaria
Vol 8, No 2 (March 2019): Robotic Thoracic Surgery
Katie E. O’Sullivan, Usha S. Kreaden, April E. Hebert, Donna Eaton, Karen C. Redmond
Emily Singer, Peter J. Kneuertz, Desmond M. D’Souza, Susan D. Moffatt-Bruce, Robert E. Merritt
Vol 8, No 1 (January 2019): Extracorporeal Life Support in Refractory Heart Failure
Ashley R. Wilson-Smith, Yulia Bogdanova, Stephanie Roydhouse, Kevin Phan, David H. Tian, Tristan D. Yan, Antonio Loforte
Ashleigh Xie, Paul Forrest, Antonio Loforte
Jae Hwan Choi, Jessica G. Y. Luc, Matthew P. Weber, Haritha G. Reddy, Elizabeth J. Maynes, Avijit K. Deb, Louis E. Samuels, Rohinton J. Morris, H. Todd Massey, Antonio Loforte, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili
Vol 7, No 6 (November 2018): Emerging Technologies in Mitral Valve Surgery
Campbell D. Flynn, Ashley R. Wilson-Smith, Tristan D. Yan
Vol 7, No 5 (September 2018): Coronary Revascularisation—Surgical Developments and Future Prospects
Shahzad G. Raja, Mohsin Uzzaman, Sheena Garg, Gowthanan Santhirakumaran, Michelle Lee, Manish K. Soni, Habib Khan
Adam Chakos, Dean Jbara, Kamal Singh, Tristan D. Yan, David H. Tian
Karishma Kodia, Sinal Patel, Matthew P. Weber, Jessica G. Y. Luc, Jae Hwan Choi, Elizabeth J. Maynes, Syed-Saif Abbas Rizvi, Dylan P. Horan, H. Todd Massey, John W. Entwistle, Rohinton J. Morris, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili
Vol 7, No 4 (July 2018): Coronary Revascularisation—Cardiology for the Surgeon
Mohamed Rahouma, Ahmed Abouarab, Antonino Di Franco, Jeremy R. Leonard, Christopher Lau, Mohamed Kamel, Lucas B. Ohmes, Leonard N. Girardi, Mario Gaudino
Vol 7, No 3 (May 2018): Complex Aortic Arch Surgery
Adam Chakos, Dean Jbara, Tristan D. Yan, David H. Tian
Vol 7, No 2 (March 2018): Tracheal Surgery
Brooks Udelsman, Douglas J. Mathisen, Harald C. Ott
Maria Lucia Madariaga, Henning A. Gaissert
Vol 7, No 1 (January 2018): Heart Transplantation
Christina A. Theochari, George Michalopoulos, Evangelos K. Oikonomou, Stefanos Giannopoulos, Ilias P. Doulamis, M. Alvarez Villela, Damianos G. Kokkinidis
Syed-Saif Abbas Rizvi, Jessica G. Y. Luc, Jae Hwan Choi, Kevin Phan, Ester Moncho Escrivà, Sinal Patel, H. Todd Massey, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili
Jessica G. Y. Luc, Jae Hwan Choi, Syed-Saif Abbas Rizvi, Kevin Phan, Ester Moncho Escrivà, Sinal Patel, Gordon R. Reeves, Andrew J. Boyle, John W. Entwistle, Rohinton J. Morris, H. Todd Massey, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili
Vol 6, No 6 (November 2017): Marfan Syndrome
Campbell D. Flynn, David H. Tian, Ashley Wilson-Smith, Tirone David, George Matalanis, Martin Misfeld, Stefano Mastrobuoni, Gebrine El Khoury, Tristan D. Yan
Vol 6, No 5 (September 2017): Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
Adam Chakos, Ashley Wilson-Smith, Sameer Arora, Tom C. Nguyen, Abhijeet Dhoble, Giuseppe Tarantini, Matthias Thielmann, John P. Vavalle, Daniel Wendt, Tristan D. Yan, David H. Tian
Vol 6, No 4 (July 2017): Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy
Nelson Wang, Ashleigh Xie, Richard Tjahjono, David H. Tian, Steven Phan, Tristan D. Yan, Pietro Bajona, Kevin Phan
Vol 6, No 3 (May 2017): Tricuspid Valve Surgery
Nelson Wang, Steven Phan, David H. Tian, Tristan D. Yan, Kevin Phan
Vol 5, No 6 (November 2016): Robotic Heart Surgery (I)
Christopher Cao, Praveen Indraratna, Mathew Doyle, David H. Tian, Kevin Liou, Stine Munkholm-Larsen, Ciska Uys, Sohaib Virk
Vol 5, No 5 (September 2016): Pectus Excavatum
Aran Kanagaratnam, Steven Phan, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvilli, Kevin Phan
Vol 5, No 4 (July 2016): Type A Aortic Dissection (II)
Vito D. Bruno, Pierpaolo Chivasso, Gustavo Guida, Hunaid A. Vohra
Vol 5, No 3 (May 2016): Type A Aortic Dissection (I)
Shi Sum Poon, Thomas Theologou, Deborah Harrington, Manoj Kuduvalli, Aung Oo, Mark Field
Vol 5, No 2 (March 2016): Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy
Christopher G. Harris, Rebecca S. James, David H. Tian, Tristan D. Yan, Mathew P. Doyle, Diego Gonzalez-Rivas, Christopher Cao
Vol 5, No 1 (January 2016): Minimally Invasive Mediastinal Surgery (II)
Nicholas R. Hess, Inderpal S. Sarkaria, Arjun Pennathur, Ryan M. Levy, Neil A. Christie, James D. Luketich
Vol 4, No 6 (November 2015): Minimally Invasive Mediastinal Surgery (I)
Ashleigh Xie, Richard Tjahjono, Kevin Phan, Tristan D. Yan
Vol 4, No 5 (September 2015): Mitral Valve Repair (III)
Sohaib A. Virk, Arunan Sriravindrarajah, Douglas Dunn, Kevin Liou, Hugh Wolfenden, Genevieve Tan, Christopher Cao
Vol 4, No 4 (July 2015): Mitral Valve Repair (II)
Christopher Cao, Hugh Wolfenden, Kevin Liou, Faraz Pathan, Sunil Gupta, Thomas A. Nienaber, David Chandrakumar, Praveen Indraratna, Tristan D. Yan
Vol 4, No 3 (May 2015): Mitral Valve Repair (I)
Andrew B. Goldstone, William L. Patrick, Jeffrey E. Cohen, Chiaka N. Aribeana, Rita Popat, Y. Joseph Woo
Vol 4, No 2 (March 2015): Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery (II)
Kevin Phan, Yi-Chin Tsai, Nithya Niranjan, Denis Bouchard, Thierry P Carrel, Otto E Dapunt, Harald C. Eichstaedt, Theodor Fischlein, Borut Gersak, Mattia Glauber, Axel Haverich, Martin Misfeld, Peter J Oberwalder, Giuseppe Santarpino, Malakh Lal Shrestha, Marco Solinas, Marco Vola, Tristan D. Yan, Marco Di Eusanio
Kevin Phan, David H. Tian, Christopher Cao, Deborah Black, Tristan D. Yan
Vol 4, No 1 (January 2015): Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery (I)
Kevin Phan, Ashleigh Xie, Yi-Chin Tsai, Deborah Black, Marco Di Eusanio, Tristan D. Yan
Kevin Phan, Jessie J. Zhou, Nithya Niranjan, Marco Di Eusanio, Tristan D. Yan
Vol 3, No 6 (November 2014): Mechanical Circulatory Support (II)
Ashleigh Xie, Kevin Phan, Tristan D. Yan
Vol 3, No 5 (September 2014): Mechanical Circulatory Support (I)
Mattias Neyt, Ann Van den Bruel, Yolba Smit, Nicolaas De Jonge, Joan Vlayen
Vol 3, No 4 (July 2014): Type B Aortic Dissection (II)
David H. Tian, Ramesh P. De Silva, Tom Wang, Tristan D. Yan
Mauro Gargiulo, Claudio Bianchini Massoni, Enrico Gallitto, Antonio Freyrie, Santi Trimarchi, Gianluca Faggioli, Andrea Stella
Vol 3, No 3 (May 2014): Type B Aortic Dissection (I)
Ludovic Canaud, Elsa Madeleine Faure, Baris Ata Ozdemir, Pierre Alric, Matt Thompson
Konstantinos G. Moulakakis, Spyridon N. Mylonas, Ilias Dalainas, John Kakisis, Thomas Kotsis, Christos D. Liapis
Vol 3, No 2 (March 2014): Sublobar Resection
Christopher Cao, Sunil Gupta, David Chandrakumar, David H. Tian, Deborah Black, Tristan D. Yan
Vol 3, No 1 (January 2014): Atrial fibrillation surgery
Kevin Phan, Ashleigh Xie, David H. Tian, Kasra Shaikhrezai, Tristan D. Yan
Katherine Kearney, Rowan Stephenson, Kevin Phan, Wei Yen Chan, Min Yin Huang, Tristan D. Yan
Vol 2, No 6 (November 2013): Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery
Benjamin Wan, Mohammad Rahnavardi, David H. Tian, Kevin Phan, Stine Munkholm-Larsen, Paul G. Bannon, Tristan D. Yan
Christopher Cao, Sunil Gupta, David Chandrakumar, Thomas A. Nienaber, Praveen Indraratna, Su C. Ang, Kevin Phan, Tristan D. Yan
Michael Seco, Christopher Cao, Paul Modi, Paul G. Bannon, Michael K. Wilson, Michael P. Vallely, Kevin Phan, Martin Misfeld, Friedrich Mohr, Tristan D. Yan
J. James B. Edelman, Michael Seco, Ben Dunne, Shannon J. Matzelle, Michelle Murphy, Pragnesh Joshi, Tristan D. Yan, Michael K. Wilson, Paul G. Bannon, Michael P. Vallely, Jurgen Passage
Vol 2, No 5 (September 2013): Frozen Elephant Trunk
David H. Tian, Benjamin Wan, Marco Di Eusanio, Deborah Black, Tristan D. Yan
Vol 2, No 4 (July 2013): Total arterial revascularization
Aaron J. Weiss, Shan Zhao, David H. Tian, David P. Taggart, Tristan D. Yan
Christopher Cao, Su C. Ang, Kevin Wolak, Sheen Peeceeyen, Paul Bannon, Tristan D. Yan
Michael Seco, J. James B. Edelman, Tristan D. Yan, Michael K. Wilson, Paul G. Bannon, Michael P. Vallely
Vol 2, No 3 (May 2013): Aortic arch surgery (II)
Konstantinos G. Moulakakis, Spyridon N. Mylonas, Fotis Markatis, Thomas Kotsis, John Kakisis, Christos D. Liapis
David H. Tian, Benjamin Wan, Paul G. Bannon, Martin Misfeld, Scott A. LeMaire, Teruhisa Kazui, Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, John A. Elefteriades, Joseph E. Bavaria, Joseph S. Coselli, Randall B. Griepp, Friedrich W. Mohr, Aung Oo, Lars G. Svensson, G. Chad Hughes, Malcolm J. Underwood, Edward P. Chen, Thoralf M. Sundt, Tristan D. Yan
Vol 2, No 2 (March 2013): Aortic Arch Surgery (I)
David H. Tian, Benjamin Wan, Paul G. Bannon, Martin Misfeld, Scott A. LeMaire, Teruhisa Kazui, Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, John A. Elefteriades, Joseph Bavaria, Joseph S. Coselli, Randall B. Griepp, Friedrich W. Mohr, Aung Oo, Lars G. Svensson, G. Chad Hughes, Tristan D. Yan
Vol 2, No 1 (January 2013): Aortic Valve Repair
Richard Saczkowski, Tarek Malas, Laurent de Kerchove, Gebrine El Khoury, Munir Boodhwani
Christopher Cao, Su C. Ang, Praveen Indraratna, Con Manganas, Paul Bannon, Deborah Black, David Tian, Tristan D. Yan
Vol 11, No 2 (March 2022): PTE in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension and Disease
John D. L. Brookes, Crystal Li, Sally T. W. Chung, Elizabeth M. Brookes, Michael L. Williams, Nicholas McNamara, Sofia Martin-Suarez, Antonio Loforte
Vol 11, No 1 (January 2022): Thoracic Aortic Endovascular Solutions II
Michael L. Williams, Madeleine de Boer, Bridget Hwang, Bruce Wilson, John Brookes, Nicholas McNamara, David H. Tian, Timothy Shiraev, Ourania Preventza
Vol 10, No 6 (November 2021): Thoracic Aortic Endovascular Solutions I
Ashley R. Wilson-Smith, Benjamin Muston, Harish Kamalanathan, Amanda Yung, Cheng-Hao Jacky Chen, Prachi Sahai, Aditya Eranki
Vol 10, No 5 (September 2021): Transcatheter Valve-in-Valve
Mackram F. Eleid, Charanjit S. Rihal, Mayra E. Guerrero
Vol 10, No 4 (July 2021): Ross Procedure
Campbell D. Flynn, Joshua H. De Bono, Benjamin Muston, Nivedita Rattan, David H. Tian, Marco Larobina, Michael O’Keefe, Peter Skillington
Morgan K. Moroi, Emile A. Bacha, David M. Kalfa
Vol 10, No 3 (May 2021): Continuous-Flow MCS in End-Stage Heart Failure II
Elizabeth J. Maynes, Jonathan S. Gordon, Matthew P. Weber, Thomas J. O’Malley, Tyler M. Bauer, Chelsey T. Wood, Rohinton J. Morris, Louis E. Samuels, John W. Entwistle, H. Todd Massey, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili
James Farag, Kei Woldendorp, Nicholas McNamara, Paul G. Bannon, Silvana F. Marasco, Antonio Loforte, Evgenij V. Potapov
Vol 10, No 2 (March 2021): Continuous-Flow MCS in End-Stage Heart Failure I
Nicholas McNamara, Harry Narroway, Michael Williams, John Brookes, James Farag, David Cistulli, Paul Bannon, Silvana Marasco, Evgenij Potapov, Antonio Loforte
Bufan Zhang, Shaohua Guo, Jie Ning, Yiai Li, Zhigang Liu
Vol 10, No 1 (January 2021): Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement
Nicholas A. Oh, Polydoros N. Kampaktsis, Michele Gallo, Alvise Guariento, Viktoria Weixler, Steven J. Staffa, Dimitrios V. Avgerinos, Andrea Colli, Ilias P. Doulamis
Vol 1, No 4 (November 2012): Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Christopher Cao, David Tian, Con Manganas, Phoebe Matthews, Tristan D. Yan
Vol 1, No 3 (September 2012): Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Konstantinos G. Moulakakis, Spyridon N. Mylonas, Constantinos N. Antonopoulos, Christos D. Liapis
Vol 1, No 2 (July 2012): Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation
Mohammad Rahnavardi, Jaime Santibanez, Karan Sian, Tristan D. Yan
Vol 1, No 1 (May 2012): Minimally Invasive Pulmonary Resection
Christopher Cao, Con Manganas, Su C. Ang, Tristan D. Yan
