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Vol 12, No 1 (January 31, 2023): Uniportal Robotic-Assisted Thoracic Surgery I
Ashley R. Wilson-Smith, Naomi Anning, Benjamin Muston, Aditya Eranki, Michael L. Williams, Christian J. Wilson-Smith, Diego G. Rivas, Tristan D. Yan
Vol 11, No 6 (November 29, 2022): Robotic Mitral Valve Surgery II
Michael L. Williams, Aditya Eranki, Andrew Mamo, Ashley Wilson-Smith, Bridget Hwang, Ramanen Sugunesegran, Tristan Yan, Emiliano Navarra, T. Sloane Guy, Johannes Bonatti
Vol 11, No 5 (September 30, 2022): Robotic Mitral Valve Surgery I
Michael L. Williams, Bridget Hwang, Linna Huang, Ashley Wilson-Smith, John Brookes, Aditya Eranki, Tristan D. Yan, T. Sloane Guy, Johannes Bonatti
Vol 11, No 4 (July 29, 2022): Bicuspid Aortic Valve
Ashley R. Wilson-Smith, Aditya Eranki, Benjamin Muston, Harish Kamalanathan, Amanda Yung, Michael L. Williams, Prachi Sahai, Caroline Zi, Hector Michelena
Cheng-Hao Jacky Chen, Henry Jiang, Owen Martin, Ashley R. Wilson-Smith
Vol 11, No 3 (May 31, 2022): Surgical & Non-Surgical Management of Mechanical Complications of AMI
Campbell D. Flynn, Paraskevi Morris, Lucy Manuel, Matteo Matteucci, Daniele Ronco, Giulio Massimi, Federica Torchio, Roberto Lorusso
Sarah Yousef, Ibrahim Sultan, Helena M. VonVille, Kevin Kahru, George J. Arnaoutakis
Giulio Massimi, Matteo Matteucci, Mariusz Kowalewski, Daniele Ronco, Federica Jiritano, Cesare Beghi, Paolo Severgnini, Roberto Lorusso
Brandon E. Ferrell, Diana C. Jimenez, Danial Ahmad, Kabir Malkani, Jake L. Rosen, Gabriel Gaw, Konstadinos A. Plestis, T. Sloane Guy, H. Todd Massey, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili
Daniele Ronco, Claudio Corazzari, Matteo Matteucci, Giulio Massimi, Michele Di Mauro, Justine M. Ravaux, Cesare Beghi, Roberto Lorusso
Vol 11, No 2 (March 31, 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 10, No 6 (November 28, 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 11, No 1 (January 24, 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 5 (September 29, 2021): Transcatheter Valve-in-Valve
Mackram F. Eleid, Charanjit S. Rihal, Mayra E. Guerrero
Vol 10, No 4 (July 30, 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 31, 2021): Continuous-Flow MCS in End-Stage Heart Failure II
James Farag, Kei Woldendorp, Nicholas McNamara, Paul G. Bannon, Silvana F. Marasco, Antonio Loforte, Evgenij V. Potapov
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
Vol 10, No 2 (March 31, 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 29, 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 9, No 5 (September 30, 2020): Sutureless and Rapid Deployment Aortic Valve Replacement II
Campbell D. Flynn, Michael L. Williams, Adam Chakos, Lucy Hirst, Benjamin Muston, David H. Tian
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
Vol 9, No 6 (November 27, 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 4 (July 28, 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 29, 2020): Frozen Elephant Trunk
David H. Tian, Hakeem Ha, Yashutosh Joshi, Tristan D. Yan
Vol 9, No 2 (March 30, 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 29, 2020): Lung Transplantation
Adam Chakos, Paule Ferret, Benjamin Muston, Tristan D. Yan, David H. Tian
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
Ashley R. Wilson-Smith, Yong Sul Kim, Georgina E. Evans, Tristan D. Yan
Vol 8, No 6 (November 29, 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
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
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
Vol 8, No 5 (September 24, 2019): Type A Intramural Hematoma
David H. Tian, Adam Chakos, Lucy Hirst, Sally T. W. Chung, Tristan D. Yan
Vol 8, No 4 (July 01, 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 01, 2019): Advanced Techniques in Aortic Valve Repair
George J. Arnaoutakis, Ibrahim Sultan, Mary Siki, Joseph E. Bavaria
Vol 8, No 2 (March 30, 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 01, 2019): Extracorporeal Life Support in Refractory Heart Failure
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
Ashley R. Wilson-Smith, Yulia Bogdanova, Stephanie Roydhouse, Kevin Phan, David H. Tian, Tristan D. Yan, Antonio Loforte
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