DOI: 10.1055/s-00000085

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Issue 01 · Volume 74 · January 2026 DOI: 10.1055/s-015-62799

Original Cardiovascular

  • 001
    Kirov, Hristo; Caldonazo, Tulio; Toshmatov, Sultonbek; Tasoudis, Panagiotis; Mukharyamov, Murat; Diab, Mahmoud; Doenst, Torsten:

    Long-term Survival in Elderly Patients after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Compared to the Age-matched General Population: A Meta-analysis of Reconstructed Time-to-Event Data

    Supplementary Material (PDF)
  • 008
    Apaydın, Zinar; Timur, Barış; Yazıcı, Batuhan; Gözaçık, Kübra; Akbaş, Anıl; Aksu, Timuçin; İyigün, Taner:

    A New Predisposing Factor for Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation: Tube Insertion Site

  • 016
    Gadelkarim, Ibrahim; Marin-Cuartas, Mateo; Leontyev, Sergey; Cuesta, Manuela De La; Deo, Salil V.; Misfeld, Martin; Davierwala, Piroze; Borger, Michael; Verevkin, Alexander:

    Time-Varying Association of the Second Internal Thoracic Artery with Long-Term Survival after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

    Supplementary Material (PDF)
  • 028
    Heuer, Henrik; Song, Zhiyang; Hegner, Philipp; Truong, André; Wiesner, Sigrid; Terrazas, Armando; Larisch, Christopher; Aigner, Hans-Christoph; Floerchinger, Bernhard; Schmid, Christof; Li, Jing:

    Delayed Sternal Closure in Heart Surgery: Outcomes and Quality of Life

  • 039
    Rau, Christian; Salzmann-Djufri, Miriam; Böning, Andreas; Rohrbach, Susanne; Niemann, Bernd:

    Do P-Wave Indices Manifest Atrial Fibrillation after Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation?

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    Supplementary Material (PDF)

    • Short Communications

  • 049
    Hulman, Michal; Artemiou, Panagiotis; Durdik, Stefan; Lesny, Peter; Olejarova, Ingrid; Goncalvesova, Eva; Gasparovic, Ivo:

    Total Artificial Heart Implantation as a Bridge to Transplantation in Slovakia

  • 053
    Leviner, Dror B.; Touitou, Ayelet R.; Adawi, Salim; Sharoni, Erez:

    Correlation between Left Ventricular Mass and Cardiac Troponin T in Cardiac Surgery

    Supplementary Material (PDF)

    • Others

  • 055
    Schenk, Sören; Pecha, Simon; Doll, Nicolas; Burger, Heiko; Knaut, Michael:

    Concomitant LAA Closure during Cardiac Surgery-Update 2025

    • Letter to the Editor

  • 059
    Martínez-Sellés, Manuel:

    Morphology Voltage P-wave Duration Score and Atrial Fibrillation Risk

    • Reply to the Letter to the Editor

  • 060
    Rau, Christian; Salzmann-Djufri, Miriam; Böning, Andreas; Rohrbach, Susanne; Niemann, Bernd:

    Do P-Wave Indices Manifest Atrial Fibrillation after Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation?

    • Original Thoracic

  • 063
    Kara, Murat; Duman, Salih; Kolbas, Ilker; Sarigul, Arda; Cuhatutar, Seyhmus; Ozkan, Berker:

    Fissureless Non-arterial Dissection Videothoracoscopic Lobectomy for Lower Lobes

  • 069
    Agamennone, Marco; Lena, Federica; Donati, Francesco; Calevo, Maria Grazia; Guerriero, Vittorio; Torre, Michele:

    Bilateral Pneumothorax After Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum: Report of a Rare Life-Threatening Complication

  • 075
    Shih, Beatrice Chia-Hui; Moon, Duk Hwam; Lee, Sungsoo:

    Unilateral versus Bilateral T3 Ganglionectomy in Primary Palmar Hyperhidrosis Patients

    Open Access