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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
Vol 7, No 6 (November 30, 2018): Emerging Technologies in Mitral Valve Surgery
Campbell D. Flynn, Ashley R. Wilson-Smith, Tristan D. Yan
Vol 7, No 5 (September 30, 2018): Coronary Revascularisation—Surgical Developments and Future Prospects
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
Shahzad G. Raja, Mohsin Uzzaman, Sheena Garg, Gowthanan Santhirakumaran, Michelle Lee, Manish K. Soni, Habib Khan
Vol 7, No 4 (July 31, 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 31, 2018): Complex Aortic Arch Surgery
Adam Chakos, Dean Jbara, Tristan D. Yan, David H. Tian
Vol 7, No 2 (March 31, 2018): Tracheal Surgery
Brooks Udelsman, Douglas J. Mathisen, Harald C. Ott
Maria Lucia Madariaga, Henning A. Gaissert
Vol 7, No 1 (January 31, 2018): Heart Transplantation
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
Syed-Saif Abbas Rizvi, Jessica G. Y. Luc, Jae Hwan Choi, Kevin Phan, Ester Moncho Escrivà, Sinal Patel, H. Todd Massey, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili
Christina A. Theochari, George Michalopoulos, Evangelos K. Oikonomou, Stefanos Giannopoulos, Ilias P. Doulamis, M. Alvarez Villela, Damianos G. Kokkinidis
Vol 6, No 6 (November 30, 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 30, 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 01, 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 31, 2017): Tricuspid Valve Surgery
Nelson Wang, Steven Phan, David H. Tian, Tristan D. Yan, Kevin Phan
Vol 5, No 6 (November 25, 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 01, 2016): Pectus Excavatum
Aran Kanagaratnam, Steven Phan, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvilli, Kevin Phan
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