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New Impact Factor for Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

We are pleased to announce that the Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery (ACS) has received its latest Impact Factor for the 2022 citation year – 3.1.

This Impact Factor places ACS in the top 25% of surgical journals evaluated, and is a testament to the high scientific merit of our published work. We are grateful to all our Guest Editors, authors, and reviewers for their contributions and ongoing support.

We look forward to bringing more groundbreaking issues and insightful articles to our readers in the near future.

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Racel L. Deitz, Takuya Ogami, Syed Faaz Ashraf, David J. Kaczorowski, Johannes Bonatti

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Maroun Yammine, Elbert Willimas, Ismail El-Hamamsy

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Natalia Motas, Diego Gonzalez-Rivas, Mugurel Liviu Bosinceanu, Javier Gallego-Poveda, Alejandro Garcia-Perez, Veronica Manolache

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Upcoming issues

Robotic CABG

Gianlucca Torregrossa, Pennsylvania USA & Wouter Oosterlinck, Leuven Belgium. Free submissions - closing November 30th 2023.
Heart transplantation in controlled donation after circulatory death

Antonio Loforte & Massimo Boffini, University of Turin, Italy.Free Submissions - closing February 19th 2024.

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Past issues

Vol 13, No 3 (May 31, 2024)
Aortic Annular Enlargement

Guest Editor: Bo Yang, Michigan, USA
Vol 13, No 2 (March 29, 2024)
Atrial Fibrillation Management II

Guest Editors: Andrea Colli, Pisa, Italy; Stefano Benussi, Brescia, Italy
Vol 13, No 1 (January 30, 2024)
Atrial Fibrillation Management I

Guest Editors: Andrea Colli, Pisa, Italy; Stefano Benussi, Brescia, Italy

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Online First

Browse ACS articles that are available online first for an upcoming issue.

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Current Issue: Vol 13, No 3 (May 2024)

Aortic Annular Enlargement

Systematic Review

Early and mid-term outcomes of aortic annular enlargement: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Dustin Tanaka, Dominique Vervoort, Amine Mazine, Lina Elfaki, Jennifer C. Y. Chung, Jan O. Friedrich, Maral Ouzounian

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Keynote Lecture Series

What did the transcatheter aortic valve replacement-surgical aortic valve replacement (TAVR-SAVR) trials tell us?

Marvin D. Atkins, Michael J. Reardon

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Prosthesis-patient mismatch in transcatheter and surgical aortic valve replacement

Rebecca T. Hahn, Philippe Pibarot

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The perfect prosthesis/patient match: pursuit of the Holy Grail

G. Michael Deeb

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Overcoming prosthesis-patient mismatch with transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Kendra J. Grubb, Stephanie K. Tom, Ibrahim Sultan, Michel Pompeu Sá

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Aortic root anatomy: insights into annular and root enlargement techniques

Jama Jahanyar, Sameh M. Said, Laurent de Kerchove, Veronica Lorenz, Geoffroy de Beco, Gaby Aphram, Daniel E. Muñoz, Stefano Mastrobuoni, Matteo Pettinari, Bardia Arabkhani, Gebrine El Khoury

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