DOI: 10.1055/s-00000085

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

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Publication Date: 04 December 2025

Letter to the Editor

  • Al Ebrahim, Khaled E.:

    Factors Influencing Medical Students' Interest in Cardiac Surgery

    • Original Cardiovascular

  • Klocksin, Clara; Nadal, Jennifer; Bakhtiary, Farhad; Monsefi, Nadejda:

    Postoperative Results of Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Tricuspid Valve Procedure

    • Review Article

  • Abu Hantash, Noor; Alzubaidi, Abdullah; Alghzawi, Yousef; Yaish, Ahmad; Hussain, Ayat; Aburumman, Leen; Alkurdi, Mariam; Halloum, Nancy; El-Beyrouti, Hazem:

    Stent versus Trunk: Who Wins the Aortic Tug-of-War in Type A Dissection? A Systematic Review and Single-Arm Meta-Analysis

    Supplementary Material (PDF)

    • Publication Date: 29 November 2025

    Original Cardiovascular

  • Lee, Jang-Sun; Berberoglu, Dilara M.; Ismail, Majd; Schönburg, Markus; Choi, Yeong-Hoon; Liakopoulos, Oliver J.:

    Postoperative Cardiac Biomarker Release After Minimally Invasive AV-Valve Surgery with or without Cryoablation

    • Publication Date: 13 November 2025

    Original Cardiovascular

  • Schimmer, Christoph; Heinowski, Christina; Hamouda, Khaled; Meybohm, Patrick; Madrahimov, Nodir; Färber, Gloria; Radakovic, Dejan:

    Variables Associated with Treatment Failure after Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Poststernotomy Mediastinitis: A Case–Control Study

    • Publication Date: 12 November 2025

    Letter to the Editor

  • Manenti, Antonio; Pagnoni, Gianluca; Vicenzi, Aurora; Coppi, Francesca:

    Expanding the Surgical Indications for Functional Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation

    • Publication Date: 31 October 2025

    Original Cardiovascular

  • Petersen, Johannes; Sarwari, Harun; Demal, Till; Bhadra, Oliver; Pecha, Simon; Reichenspurner, Hermann; Schaefer, Andreas:

    Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients Above the Guideline-endorsed Age Cut-off: Reasons for Surgery and Clinical Outcomes

    • Original Thoracic

  • Heskiloğlu, Canberk; Citak, Necati; Yazgan, Serkan; Üçvet, Ahmet; Ceylan, Kenan C.:

    Prognostic Differences Among T3 Descriptor Subgroups in Resected Lung Cancer

    • Others

  • Fodop, Samuel Ghislain Junior; Femi-Lawal, Victor Oluwafemi; Anyinkeng, Achanga BillSmith; Akumbom, Achumbom Haggai; Chukwuebuka, Asogwa; Majani, Edward; Phiri, Emmanuel Chileshe; Mohamed, Abuelgasim; Emhemed, Marwah SaedAli; Demilade, Adenuga Favour; Paile, Kabelo; Lawal, Sheriffdeen Adebowale; Heiden, Michelle van der; Pingpoh, Clarence:

    Bridging the Gap: Exploring Factors Influencing Medical Students' Interest in Cardiac Surgery in Africa

    • Publication Date: 28 October 2025

    Letter to the Editor

  • Al Ebrahim, Khaled Ebrahim:

    Optimizing Carotid Body Tumor Surgery: Multidisciplinary Insights

    • Original Cardiovascular

  • Varela Barca, Laura; De Antonio Antón, Nieves; Auquilla Luzuriaga, Hugo; Gomez Alonso, Esperanza; Roldan Martinez, Maria; Monguió Santín, Emilio; Alfonso Manterola, Fernando; Reyes Copa, Guillermo:

    Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation after Aortic Valve Replacement: An Isolated Episode?

    • Publication Date: 24 October 2025

    Original Thoracic

  • Zillner, Liliane; Heidtmann, Julian; Mach, Markus; Nolz, Richard; Loewe, Christian; Kocher, Alfred; Zimpfer, Daniel; Andreas, Martin:

    Preoperative Computed Tomography is Associated with Reduced In-Hospital Complications in Aortic Valve Surgery

    Image for article: Preoperative Computed Tomography is Associated with Reduced In-Hospital Complications in Aortic Valve Surgery
    Open Access

    • Publication Date: 03 October 2025

    Letter to the Editor

  • Alebrahim, Khaled:

    Surgical Redo Aortic Valve Replacement: The Emerging Role of Valve-in-Valve TAVR

    • Letter to the Editor

  • Voucharas, Christos; Vouchara, Angeliki; Tsigkraki, Evangelia:

    Minimally Invasive Bypass in Obese Patients: Beyond Cosmesis

    • Original Cardiovascular

  • Kirov, Hristo; Mukharyamov, Murat; Runkel, Angelique; Caldonazo, Tulio; Doenst, Torsten:

    Long-Term Outcomes of Replica-Based Upsizing for Epic Supra Aortic Bioprosthesis

    • Publication Date: 28 September 2025

    Original Thoracic

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

    Unilateral versus Bilateral T3 Ganglionectomy in Primary Palmar Hyperhidrosis Patients

    Open Access

    • Publication Date: 26 September 2025

    Original Cardiovascular

  • Leviner, Dror B.; Ronai, Tom; Erez, Ely; Witberg, Guy; Abraham, Dana; Yishai, Yaron; Stein, Nili; Puskas, John D.; Sharoni, Erez:

    Is Total Arterial Grafting Superior to Multiarterial Grafting in Coronary Bypass?

    • Publication Date: 25 September 2025

    Original Thoracic

  • Liu, Ganwei; Yang, Feng; Zhou, Zuli; Jiang, Guanchao:

    A Novel Competency-Based Simulation Model for Thoracoscopic Lung Resection

    Open Access Video available

    • Publication Date: 23 September 2025

    Letter to the Editor

  • Tong, Qi; Umar, Ahmad; Qian, Yongjun:

    Comments on “Totally Thoracoscopic Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: All-Box Clamping”

    • Publication Date: 17 September 2025

    Original Thoracic

  • 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

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