The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

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Carrel, Thierry; Schoenhoff, Florian S.: Teaching Cardiac Surgery: A Major Contemporary Issue in the Academic Institutions
Smart, Neil J.; Petter-Puchner, Alexander H.: Commentary on “Sterilization and Cross-Linking Combined with Ultraviolet Irradiation and Low-Energy Electron Irradiation Procedure: New Perspectives for Bovine Pericardial Implants in Cardiac Surgery”

Issue 04/2020

Karck, Matthias: Time to Rethink about Prophylactic Aortic Root Surgery in Patients with Marfan's Syndrome

Issue 06/2019

Schwarzer, Michael: Regulation of Animal Research in Science: How to Harm Both Science and Animal Protection

Issue 04/2018

Gaissert, Henning A.: Invited Commentary
Lococo, Filippo: The Role of 18F-FDG PET/CT Scan in Predicting Histological Type of Thymic Epithelial Tumors: Indications and Practical Clinical Considerations

Issue 02/2018

Bölükbas, Servet: Lung Cancer with Unexpected Localized Pleural Dissemination Detected during Surgery: Should We Stop Surgery or Should We Go On?

Issue 06/2017

Calafiore, Antonio M.; Iaco', Angela L.; Di Mauro, Michele: Chronic Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation: Randomized Trials or Observational Studies?

Issue 03/2017

Petter-Puchner, Alexander H.: A Critical Remark on Surgical Collagen Implants

Issue 05/2016

Antunes, Manuel J.: Biological versus Mechanical Heart Valve Prostheses. Has the Paradigm Shifted Definitively?

Issue 03/2016

Albes, Johannes M.: Conflicts, Compromises, and Common Sense

Issue 01/2016

Invited Commentary
Invited Commentary: High Risk Cardiac Surgery in Intravenous Drug-Addicted Patients: Are There Any Limits for Repetitive Surgical Treatment?
Invited Commentary
Invited Commentary: From Moral Reflexes to Ethical Reflection: Ethical Commentary on the Refusal of Cardiac Surgery in Patients with Intravenous Drug Abuse, Active Hepatitis C, or HIV/AIDS