Systematic Reviews with or without Meta-analysis is a featured section with published systematic reviews and/or meta-analyses from the ACS addressing contemporary topics within the field of cardiothoracic surgery, based on the principles of evidence-based medicine. These reviews aim to identify, appraise, select and synthesize the highest-level evidence available in the current literature.
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Vol 6, No 4 (July 01, 2017): Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy
Vol 6, No 3 (May 31, 2017): Tricuspid Valve Surgery
Vol 5, No 6 (November 25, 2016): Robotic Heart Surgery (I)
Vol 5, No 5 (September 01, 2016): Pectus Excavatum
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)
Vol 4, No 3 (May 28, 2015): Mitral Valve Repair (I)
Vol 4, No 2 (March 29, 2015): Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery (II)
Vol 4, No 4 (July 13, 2015): Mitral Valve Repair (II)
Vol 3, No 6 (November 30, 2014): Mechanical Circulatory Support (II)
Vol 3, No 5 (September 26, 2014): Mechanical Circulatory Support (I)
Vol 4, No 1 (January 20, 2015): Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery (I)
Vol 3, No 4 (July 25, 2014): Type B Aortic Dissection (II)
Vol 3, No 3 (May 31, 2014): Type B Aortic Dissection (I)
Vol 3, No 2 (March 31, 2014): Sublobar Resection
Vol 3, No 1 (January 28, 2014): Atrial fibrillation surgery
Vol 2, No 6 (November 29, 2013): Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery
Vol 2, No 5 (September 01, 2013): Frozen Elephant Trunk
Vol 2, No 4 (July 30, 2013): Total arterial revascularization
