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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery is an open access journal that encompasses all aspects of research in the field of cardiothoracic surgery. The journal publishes original scientific research documenting clinical and experimental advances in cardiac and thoracic surgery, and related fields. Topics of interest include surgical techniques, survival rates, surgical complications and their outcomes,  pediatric conditions, transplantations and clinical trials.
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery is of interest to cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiothoracic anaesthesiologists, cardiologists, chest physicians, and allied health professionals.

Research article
Case report
Review article
Commentary
Letter to the editor
Study protocol

Editors-in-Chief
Dr Vipin Zamvar, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, UK
Deputy Editors

Dr Teresa M Kieser, Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Canada
Dr Marko Turina, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
Associate Editors
Dr Marc Albert, Robert Bosch Hospital, Germany
Dr David J Chambers, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Dr Stephen Fremes, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Canada
Dr Mattia Glauber, Istituto Clinico Sant’Ambrogio, Milano, Italy 
Dr Shriprakash Kalantri, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, India 
Dr Franca Melfi, University Hospital of Pisa, Italy 
Dr Fernando Moraes, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil
Prof Jai Raman, Oregon Health & Science University, USA
Prof Matthias Siepe, The Heart Center, Freiburg University, Germany
Prof Federico Venuta, Umberto I Hospital, Italy
Dr Sai Yendamuri, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, USA
Editorial Board
Dr Lishan Aklog, Mount Sinai Medical Center, USA 
Prof Rui Almeida, State University of West Paraná School of Medicine, Brazil 
Prof Gianni Angelini, Bristol Royal Infirmary, UK
Dr Jacob Bergsland, BH Heart Center, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Prof Antonio Maria Calafiore, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 
Mr Ciro Campanella, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, UK
Prof Sertac Cicek, Siyami Ersek Heart Center, Turkey 
Dr Joseph Coselli, Baylor College of Medicine, USA
Dr Michael Crittenden, VA Boston Healthcare System, USA
Mr Anthony C de Souza, Royal Brompton Hospital, UK
Dr Mark Danton, Royal Children's Hospital Glasgow, UK
Dr Luigi Di Tommaso, University of Naples "Federico II", Italy
Dr Giuseppe Fontana, University Hospital, Italy 
Dr Bruce French, Liverpool Hospital, Australia 
Dr Mario Gaudino, Weill Cornell Medicine, USA
Dr Raffaele Giordano, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Prof Bartley Griffith, University of Maryland, USA
Prof Rune Haaverstad, Trondheim University Hospital, Norway 
Dr Charanjit Khurana, George Washington University, USA
Dr Soichiro Kitamura, National Cardiovascular Center, Japan 
Dr Zile Meharwal, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, India
Dr Sanjay Pai, Manipal Hospital, India 
Dr Nirav Patel, Lenox Hill Hospital, USA
Dr Mate Petričević, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Croatia
Dr Jose Pomar, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Spain 
Dr Tomas Salerno, University of Miami, USA  
Dr Siven Seevanayagam, University Hospital Geelong, Australia 
Dr Paul Sergeant, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Belgium 
Dr Erez Sharoni, Rabin Medical Centre, Israel 
Dr Vivek Srivastava, The James Cook University Hospital, UK
Dr Robert Tam, The Prince Charles Hospital, Australia 
Dr Naresh Trehan, Escorts Heart Institute, India 
Dr Andrew Wechsler, Drexel University College of Medicine, USA 
Dr Mohd Yakub, Institute Jantung Negara (National Heart Institute), Malaysia