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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 2025 citation year – 4.1.

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.

Professor Tristan D. Yan
Editor-in-Chief
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery
June 2026

AME and Wolters Kluwer aim to expand access to global medical research through new collaboration

The agreement broadens the reach of nearly 50 Open Access titles, contributing globally to over 5,000 articles

October 2, 2025 — Wolters Kluwer Health announced a new collaboration with AME Publishing Company, an Open Access publisher specializing in medical journals and books, headquartered in Hong Kong, China. The two organizations will work together to ensure that more researchers and clinicians around the globe can access the growing family of AME journals—broadening access to high-impact medical research and supporting the advancement of healthcare knowledge worldwide.

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Sofia Martin-Suarez, Luca Botta, Giuseppe Barberio, Filippo Londi, Costanza Fiaschini, Davide Pacini

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Step-by-step technique of robotic-assisted minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass

MaryAnn C. Wertan, Serge Sicouri, Yoshiyuki Yamashita, Massimo Baudo, Trisha A. Senss, Danielle Spragan, Gianluca Torregrossa, Francis P. Sutter

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G. Michael Deeb

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Upcoming issues

The Pursuit of Complete Arterial Coronary Bypass

Alistair Royse and Justin Ren, Melbourne, Australia. Free submissions closing October 02, 2026.
Minimally Invasive Coronary Surgery

Marc Ruel, Ottawa, Canada. Free submissions closing November 06, 2026.

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Past issues

Vol 15, No 5 (September 30, 2026)
Transaxillary Direct View Valve Surgery

Guest Editor: Marco Di Eusanio, Ancona, Italy
Vol 15, No 4 (July 31, 2026)
Aortic Arch Repair: Hybrid Approaches, Endovascular Advances, and Surgical Excellence

Guest Editor: Luca Di Marco, Bologna, Italy
Vol 15, No 3 (May 31, 2026)
Transcatheter & Surgical Management of Tricuspid Valve Disease: Multidisciplinary Lifetime Management Considerations II

Guest Editors: Gilbert Tang, New York, USA; Mateo Marin-Cuartas, Leipzig, Germany

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Online First

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

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Submissions

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Current Issue: Vol 15, No 5 (September 2026)

Transaxillary Direct View Valve Surgery

Keynote Lecture Series

Transaxillary valve surgery: innovation through simplicity in minimally invasive cardiac surgery

Marco Di Eusanio

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(30 September 2026)

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Editorial

The transaxillary approach and enhanced recovery after surgery: the perfect wedding

Christopher Maria Münch

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:66

(30 September 2026)

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Transaxillary valve surgery in Dresden: a 99% concept

Ali Taghizadeh-Waghefi, Sebastian Arzt, Konstantin Alexiou, Klaus Matschke, Manuel Wilbring, Utz Kappert

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2026;

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(30 September 2026)

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Building a transaxillary program in South America: lessons beyond the learning curve

Gustavo A. Orellana-Sampedro, David Maldonado, Edgar Francisco Montalvo, Luis Roberto Palma Dallan

Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

2026;

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:68

(30 September 2026)

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Art of Operative Techniques

Transaxillary direct-vision valve surgery: operative technique and technical principles

Marco Di Eusanio

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2026;

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:69

(30 September 2026)

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Masters of Cardiothoracic Surgery

CT based planning for transaxillary valve surgery

Michele Galeazzi, Erlil Mali, Paolo Berretta, Carlo Zingaro, Filippo Capestro, Marco Di Eusanio

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(30 September 2026)

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Transaxillary aortic valve replacement with a sutured valve

Gianluca Lucchese, Rajdeep Bilkhu, Jacopo Gardellini

Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

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(30 September 2026)

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Transaxillary aortic valve replacement with a sutureless valve

Ali Taghizadeh-Waghefi, Sebastian Arzt, Konstantin Alexiou, Klaus Matschke, Manuel Wilbring, Utz Kappert

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:72

(30 September 2026)

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Transaxillary direct view mitral and tricuspid valve repair

Marco Di Eusanio, Michele Galeazzi, Jacopo Alfonsi, Mariano Cefarelli, Erlil Mali, Pietro Giorgio Malvindi

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(30 September 2026)

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Transaxillary triple valve surgery and left atrium appendage occlusion

Erlil Mali, Michele Galeazzi, Carlo Zingaro, Alessandro D’Alfonso, Pietro Giorgio Malvindi, Marco Di Eusanio

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(30 September 2026)

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Combined transfemoral TAVI and direct-vision valve-in-MAC through the transaxillary approach

Michele Galeazzi, Erlil Mali, Olimpia Bifulco, Beatrice Buratto, Filippo Capestro, Marco Di Eusanio

Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

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:75

(30 September 2026)

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Tips and tricks in transaxillary aortic root surgery: the Bentall procedure

Daniel-Sebastian Dohle, Husain Jaber, Philipp Pfeiffer, Edoardo Zancanaro, Ahmed Ghazy, Hendrik Treede

Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

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:76

(30 September 2026)

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Letter to the Editor

Testing errors in measuring the effective orifice diameter as a new sizing parameter of surgical valve prostheses

Astrid Gerritje Maria van Boxtel, Tjark Ebels

Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

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(30 September 2026)

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Response to van Boxtel et al., ‘Testing errors in measuring the effective orifice diameter as a new sizing parameter of surgical valve prostheses’

Changfu Wu, Chad Green, Salvador Marquez, Paolo Monelli, Craig Weinberg, Matthew Weston, Duke Cameron, Ajit Yoganathan, Ulrich Steinseifer

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:78

(30 September 2026)

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Systematic review and meta-analysis of transcatheter aortic valve implantation versus surgical aortic valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis

Christopher Cao, Su C. Ang, Praveen Indraratna, Con Manganas, Paul Bannon, Deborah Black, David Tian, Tristan D. Yan

A meta-analysis comparing bilateral internal mammary artery with left internal mammary artery for coronary artery bypass grafting

Aaron J. Weiss, Shan Zhao, David H. Tian, David P. Taggart, Tristan D. Yan

Malignant pleural mesothelioma: an epidemiological perspective

Benjamin M. Robinson

A meta-analysis of unmatched and matched patients comparing video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy and conventional open lobectomy

Christopher Cao, Con Manganas, Su C. Ang, Tristan D. Yan

The art of arterial revascularization—total arterial revascularization in patients with triple vessel coronary artery disease

Brian F. Buxton, Philip A. Hayward

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Stents or surgery in coronary artery disease in 2013

David P. Taggart

Valve sparing root replacement: the remodeling technique with external ring annuloplasty

Emmanuel Lansac, Isabelle Di Centa, Jan Vojacek, Jan Nijs, Jaroslav Hlubocky, Gianclaudio Mecozzi, Mathieu Debauchez

The art of arterial revascularization—total arterial revascularization in patients with triple vessel coronary artery disease

Brian F. Buxton, Philip A. Hayward

New Impact Factor for Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

AME and Wolters Kluwer aim to expand access to global medical research through new collaboration

Step-by-step technique of robotic-assisted minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass

The Pursuit of Complete Arterial Coronary Bypass

Minimally Invasive Coronary Surgery

Transaxillary Direct View Valve Surgery

Aortic Arch Repair: Hybrid Approaches, Endovascular Advances, and Surgical Excellence

Transcatheter & Surgical Management of Tricuspid Valve Disease: Multidisciplinary Lifetime Management Considerations II

Submissions

Keynote Lecture Series

Featured Articles

Editorial

Art of Operative Techniques

Masters of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Letter to the Editor