The Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery is an international peer-review journal that keeps cardiothoracic surgeons up to date with advances in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular and thoracic diseases. We publish original scientific reports of clinical research, including randomized controlled trials, prospective studies and institutional or multi-institutional reports, and basic science research.
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Vol 9, No 4 (July 28, 2020): Sutureless and Rapid Deployment Aortic Valve Replacement I
Antonio Miceli, Paolo Berretta, Antonio Fiore, Martin Andreas, Marco Solinas, Giuseppe Santarpino, Utz Kappert, Martin Misfeld, Carlo Savini, Alberto Albertini, Emmanuel Villa, Kevin Phan, Theodor Fischlein, Bart Meuris, Gianluca Martinelli, Kevin Teoh, Carmelo Mignosa, Malakh Shrestha, Thierry P. Carrel, Tristan D. Yan, Mattia Glauber, Marco Di Eusanio
Marco Solinas, Giacomo Bianchi, Francesca Chiaramonti, Rafik Margaryan, Enkel Kallushi, Tommaso Gasbarri, Filippo Santarelli, Michele Murzi, Pierandrea Farneti, Alessandro Leone, Simone Simeoni, Egidio Varone, Federica Marchi, Mattia Glauber, Giovanni Concistrè
Iuliana Coti, Thomas Haberl, Sabine Scherzer, Paul Werner, Shiva Shabanian, Alfred Kocher, Guenther Laufer, Martin Andreas
Vol 9, No 3 (May 29, 2020): Frozen Elephant Trunk
Maral Ouzounian, Ali Hage, Jennifer Chung, Louis-Mathieu Stevens, Ismail El-Hamamsy, Vincent Chauvette, Francois Dagenais, Andreanne Cartier, Mark Peterson, Alana Harrington, Munir Boodhwani, Ming Guo, John Bozinovski, Stephanie Fox, Linrui Guo, Michael W. A. Chu, on behalf of the Canadian Thoracic Aortic Collaborative
Bowen Zhang, Yanxiang Liu, Hongwei Guo, Yunfeng Li, Yi Shi, Shenghua Liang, Hong Liu, Xiaogang Sun
Konstantinos Tsagakis, Davide Pacini, Martin Grabenwöger, Michael A. Borger, Nora Goebel, Wolfgang Hemmer, Alvaro Laranjeira Santos, Thanos Sioris, Kazimierz Widenka, Petar Risteski, Jorge Mascaro, Igor Rudez, Andreas Zierer, Carlos A. Mestres, Arjang Ruhparwar, Roberto Di Bartolomeo, Heinz Jakob
Yu Chen, Wei-Guo Ma, Jian-Rong Li, Jun Zheng, Yong-Min Liu, Jun-Ming Zhu, Li-Zhong Sun
Erik Beckmann, Andreas Martens, Wilhelm Korte, Tim Kaufeld, Heike Krueger, Axel Haverich, Malakh Shrestha
Vol 9, No 2 (March 30, 2020): Total Artificial Heart
Michiel Morshuis, Sebastian V. Rojas, Kavous Hakim-Meibodi, Artyom Razumov, Jan F. Gummert, René Schramm
Chet R. Villa, Ryan A. Moore, David L. Morales, Angela Lorts
Karthik Thangappan, Awais Ashfaq, Chet Villa, David L. S. Morales
Vol 9, No 1 (January 29, 2020): Lung Transplantation
Ann E. Woolley, Laura M. Piechura, Hilary J. Goldberg, Steve K. Singh, Antonio Coppolino, Lindsey R. Baden, Hari R. Mallidi
Vol 8, No 6 (November 29, 2019): Endocarditis
Guenther Kroegh, Khalil Jawad, Piroze Davierwala, Michael Borger, Martin Misfeld
Khalil Jawad, Guenther Kroeg, Alex Koziarz, Sven Lehmann, Maja Dieterlen, Stefan Feder, Jens Garbade, Vivek Rao, Michael Borger, Martin Misfeld
Carolyn Weber, Asmae Gassa, Kaveh Eghbalzadeh, Julia Merkle, Ilija Djordjevic, Johanna Maier, Anton Sabashnikov, Antje-Christin Deppe, Elmar W. Kuhn, Parwis B. Rahmanian, Oliver J. Liakopoulos, Thorsten Wahlers
Pietro Giorgio Malvindi, Elisa Mikus, Luca Caprili, Giuseppe Santarpino, Vito Margari, Simone Calvi, Giuseppe Nasso, Renato Gregorini, Carmine Carbone, Alberto Albertini, Giuseppe Speziale, Domenico Paparella
Vol 8, No 5 (September 24, 2019): Type A Intramural Hematoma
Elizabeth L. Norton, David M. Williams, Karen M. Kim, Xiaoting Wu, Minhaj S. Khaja, Himanshu J. Patel, G. Michael Deeb, Bo Yang
Vol 8, No 4 (July 01, 2019): Type B Intramural Hematoma and Descending Penetrating Aortic Ulcer
Gabriele Piffaretti, Federico Fontana, Marco Tadiello, Chiara Guttadauro, Filippo Piacentino, Ruth L. Bush, Anna Maria Socrate, Matteo Tozzi
Vol 8, No 3 (May 01, 2019): Advanced Techniques in Aortic Valve Repair
Emmanuel Lansac, Hou-Sen Lim, Yu Shomura, Khee Hiang Lim, Nolan T. Rice, Isabelle Di Centa, Pouya Youssefi, Wolfgang Goetz, Carlos M. G. Duran
Matthew Valdis, Andrew Thain, Philip M. Jones, Ian Chan, Michael W. A. Chu
Leila Louise Benhassen, Diana Mathilde Ropcke, Mona Sharghbin, Troels Lading, Jens Kæstel Skov, Marcell Juan Tjørnild, Karen Bagger Poulsen, Tommy Bechsgaard, Søren Nielsen Skov, Sten Lyager Nielsen, John Michael Hasenkam
Vol 8, No 2 (March 30, 2019): Robotic Thoracic Surgery
Sylvia van der Horst, Michiel F. G. de Maat, Pieter C. van der Sluis, Jelle P. Ruurda, Richard van Hillegersberg
Seha Ahn, Jin Yong Jeong, Hyung Woo Kim, Joong Hyun Ahn, Giyong Noh, Soo Seog Park
Miguel Ricardo Buitrago, Juliana Restrepo
Vol 7, No 4 (July 31, 2018): Coronary Revascularisation—Cardiology for the Surgeon
Piroze M. Davierwala, Sergey Leontyev, Jens Garbade, Sven Lehmann, David Holzhey, Martin Misfeld, Michael A. Borger
Derrick Y. Tam, Saswata Deb, Bao Nguyen, Dennis T. Ko, Reena Karkhanis, Fuad Moussa, Jaclyn Fremes, Eric A. Cohen, Sam Radhakrishnan, Stephen E. Fremes, on behalf of the Radial Artery Patency Study Investigators
Vol 7, No 2 (March 31, 2018): Tracheal Surgery
Simone T. Timman, Christiana Schoemaker, Wilson W. L. Li, Henri A. M. Marres, Jimmie Honings, Wim J. Morshuis, Erik H. F. M. van der Heijden, Ad F. T. M. Verhagen
Vol 6, No 6 (November 30, 2017): Marfan Syndrome
Ayman Saeyeldin, Mohammad A. Zafar, Camilo A. Velasquez, Kevan Ip, Anton Gryaznov, Adam J. Brownstein, Yupeng Li, John A. Rizzo, Young Erben, Bulat A. Ziganshin, John A. Elefteriades
Fatiesa Sulejmani, Anastassia Pokutta-Paskaleva, Bulat Ziganshin, Bradley Leshnower, Glen Iannucci, John Elefteriades, Wei Sun
Vol 6, No 5 (September 30, 2017): Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
Maroun Yammine, Fernando Ramirez-Del Val, Julius I. Ejiofor, Robert C. Neely, Diana Shi, Siobhan McGurk, Sary F. Aranki, Tsuyoshi Kaneko, Prem S. Shekar
Sung-Han Yoon, Rahul Sharma, Tarun Chakravarty, Hiroyuki Kawamori, Yoshio Maeno, Masaki Miyasaka, Takahiro Nomura, Tomoki Ochiai, Sharjeel Israr, Tanya Rami, Mamoo Nakamura, Wen Chen, Raj R. Makkar
Giuseppe Tarantini, Paola A. M. Purita, Augusto D’Onofrio, Chiara Fraccaro, Anna Chiara Frigo, Gianpiero D’Amico, Luca Nai Fovino, Marta Martin, Francesco Cardaioli, Mostafa R. A. Badawy, Massimo Napodano, Gino Gerosa, Sabino Iliceto
Sameer A. Hirji, Fernando Ramirez-Del Val, Ahmed A. Kolkailah, Julius I. Ejiofor, Siobhan McGurk, Ritam Chowdhury, Jiyae Lee, Pinak B. Shah, Piotr S. Sobieszczyk, Sary F. Aranki, Marc P. Pelletier, Prem S. Shekar, Tsuyoshi Kaneko
Vol 6, No 4 (July 01, 2017): Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy
Hassan Rastegar, Griffin Boll, Ethan J. Rowin, Noreen Dolan, Catherine Carroll, James E. Udelson, Wendy Wang, Philip Carpino, Barry J. Maron, Martin S. Maron, Frederick Y. Chen
Jawad Khalil, Michael Kuehl, Pirose Davierwala, Friedrich Wilhelm Mohr, Martin Misfeld
Kunal D. Kotkar, Sameh M. Said, Joseph A. Dearani, Hartzell V. Schaff
Paolo Spirito, Jessica Rossi, Barry J. Maron
Rachel D. Vanderlaan, Anna Woo, Anthony Ralph-Edwards
Eva Maria Delmo Walter, Mariano Francisco Javier, Roland Hetzer
Vol 6, No 3 (May 31, 2017): Tricuspid Valve Surgery
Julius I. Ejiofor, Robert C. Neely, Maroun Yammine, Siobhan McGurk, Tsuyoshi Kaneko, Marzia Leacche, Lawrence H. Cohn, Prem S. Shekar
Vol 6, No 2 (March 01, 2017): Esophageal Surgery
Ghulam Abbas, Mark Krasna
Thomas W. Rice, Deepa T. Patil, Eugene H. Blackstone
Vol 6, No 1 (January 20, 2017): Robotic Heart Surgery (II)
Ho Jin Kim, Joon Bum Kim, Sung-Ho Jung, Jae Won Lee
Matteo Pettinari, Emiliano Navarra, Philippe Noirhomme, Herbert Gutermann
Robinson Poffo, Alisson P. Toschi, Renato B. Pope, Paola K. Montanhesi, Ricardo S. Santos, Alexandre Teruya, Dina M. Hatanaka, Gabriel F. Rusca, Claudio H. Fischer, Marcelo C. Vieira, Marcia R. Makdisse
Hoda Javadikasgari, Rakesh M. Suri, Bassman Tappuni, Ashley M. Lowry, Tomislav Mihaljevic, Stephanie Mick, A. Marc Gillinov
Vol 5, No 6 (November 25, 2016): Robotic Heart Surgery (I)
Johannes Bonatti, Jehad Ramahi, Faisal Hasan, Ahmad Edris, Thomas Bartel, Ravi Nair, Murat Tuzcu, Rakesh Suri, Tomislav Mihaljevic
Vol 5, No 5 (September 01, 2016): Pectus Excavatum
Robert E. Kelly Jr, Robert J. Obermeyer, Donald Nuss
Hyung Joo Park, Kyung Soo Kim
Johanne Jeppesen Lomholt, Elisabeth Brammer Jacobsen, Mikael Thastum, Hans Pilegaard
Frank-Martin Haecker, Sergio Sesia
Vol 5, No 4 (July 01, 2016): Type A Aortic Dissection (II)
Harleen K. Sandhu, Akiko Tanaka, Kristofer M. Charlton-Ouw, Rana O. Afifi, Charles C. Miller III, Hazim J. Safi, Anthony L. Estrera
Stefan Klotz, Bence S. Bucsky, Doreen Richardt, Michael Petersen, Hans H. Sievers
Alduz Cabasa, Alberto Pochettino
Thierry Caus, Dmitry Sirota, Joseph Nader, Maxim Lyashenko, Alexander Chernyavsky
Sotiris C. Stamou, Laura A. Rausch, Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, Kevin W. Lobdell, Kamal Khabbaz, Edward Murphy, Robert C. Hagberg
Vol 5, No 3 (May 01, 2016): Type A Aortic Dissection (I)
Joshua C. Grimm, J. Trent Magruder, Todd C. Crawford, Christopher M. Sciortino, Kenton J. Zehr, Kaushik Mandal, John V. Conte, Duke E. Cameron, James H. Black, Joel E. Price
Mohamad Bashir, Matthew Shaw, Mark Field, Manoj Kuduvalli, Deborah Harrington, Mathew Fok, Aung Y. Oo
Nicholas D. Andersen, Ehsan Benrashid, Adia K. Ross, Lisa C. Pickett, Peter K. Smith, Mani A. Daneshmand, Jacob N. Schroder, Jeffrey G. Gaca, G. Chad Hughes
Vol 5, No 2 (March 01, 2016): Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy
Ching-Yang Wu, Ming-Ju Heish, Ching-Feng Wu
Gabrielle Drevet, Paula Ugalde Figueroa
Daniel G. French, Calvin Thompson, Sebastien Gilbert
Vol 5, No 1 (January 01, 2016): Minimally Invasive Mediastinal Surgery (II)
Cecilia Menna, Mohsen Ibrahim, Claudio Andreetti, Anna Maria Ciccone, Antonio D’Andrilli, Giulio Maurizi, Camilla Poggi, Erino Angelo Rendina
Giuseppe Marulli, Jos Maessen, Franca Melfi, Thomas A. Schmid, Marlies Keijzers, Olivia Fanucchi, Florian Augustin, Giovanni M. Comacchio, Alfredo Mussi, Monique Hochstenbag, Federico Rea
Vol 4, No 6 (November 30, 2015): Minimally Invasive Mediastinal Surgery (I)
Khalid Amer, Ali Zamir Khan, David Rew, Nicholas Lagattolla, Neeta Singh
Phillip G. Rowse, Anja C. Roden, Frank M. Corl, Mark S. Allen, Stephen D. Cassivi, Francis C. Nichols, K. Robert Shen, Dennis A. Wigle, Shanda H. Blackmon
Vol 4, No 5 (September 25, 2015): Mitral Valve Repair (III)
Jimmy T. Efird, William F. Griffin, Preeti Gudimella, Wesley T. O’Neal, Stephen W. Davies, Patricia B. Crane, Ethan J. Anderson, Linda C. Kindell, Hope Landrine, Jason B. O’Neal, Hazaim Alwair, Alan P. Kypson, Wiley L. Nifong, W. Randolph Chitwood Jr
Antonio Miceli, Michele Murzi, Daniele Canarutto, Danyiar Gilmanov, Matteo Ferrarini, Pier A. Farneti, Marco Solinas, Mattia Glauber
Igor Gosev, Maroun Yammine, Marzia Leacche, Siobhan McGurk, Vladimir Ivkovic, Michael N. D’Ambra, Lawrence H. Cohn
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