DOI: 10.1055/s-00000085

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Issue 02 · Volume 74 · March 2026 DOI: 10.1055/s-016-63001

Editorial

  • 081
    Böning, Andreas:

    Comparing Apples and Oranges

    • Original Cardiovascular

  • 083
    Bae, Seon Yong; Kim, Kyung Hwan; Sohn, Suk Ho; Kang, Yoonjin; Kim, Ji Seong; Choi, Jae Woong:

    Pathology-Independent Expansion of Indications for Rapid-Deployment Aortic Valve Replacement: Midterm Outcomes

  • 092
    Caldonazo, Tulio; Tasoudis, Panagiotis; Doenst, Torsten; Moris, Dimitrios; Kang, Lillian; Moschovas, Alexandros; Kirov, Hristo; Treml, Ricardo E.; Sá, Michel Pompeu; Hagel, Stefan; Diab, Mahmoud:

    Overall Accuracy of the Modified Duke Criteria—A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Supplementary Material (PDF)
  • 099
    Schlömicher, Markus; Prümmer, Katrin; Haldenwang, Peter; Moustafine, Vadim; Berres, Dinah; Bechtel, Matthias; Strauch, Justus T.:

    Conduction Disorders after Rapid Deployment Aortic Valve Replacement Compared to Conventional Aortic Valve Replacement

  • 106
    Demal, Till Joscha; Arndt, Nico; Bhadra, Oliver D.; Ludwig, Sebastian; Grundmann, David; Voigtlaender-Buschmann, Lisa; Waldschmidt, Lara; Hannen, Laura; Blankenberg, Stefan; Kirchhof, Paulus; Conradi, Lenard; Reichenspurner, Hermann; Schofer, Niklas; Schaefer, Andreas:

    Predictors for Length of Stay after Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement

  • 114
    Lee, Jang-Sun; Sales, Virna L.; Moter, Annette; Eichinger, Walter:

    Early Surgical Outcomes in Infective Endocarditis Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic

  • 122
    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?

  • 129
    Klocksin, Clara; Nadal, Jennifer; Bakhtiary, Farhad; Monsefi, Nadejda:

    Postoperative Results of Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Tricuspid Valve Procedure

  • 141
    Rings, Laura; Mavrova-Risteska, Loreta; Haeussler, Achim; Ntinopoulos, Vasileios; Tanadini, Matteo; Rodriguez Cetina Biefer, Hector; Dzemali, Omer:

    Lactate Dehydrogenase Levels after Aortic Valve Replacement: What Do They Tell Us?

  • 147
    Ewais, Elias; Bauer, Nadja; Schlömicher, Markus; Bechtel, Matthias; Moustafine, Vadim; Hamdani, Nazha; Strauch, Justus T.; Haldenwang, Peter Lukas:

    Impact of Body Mass Index on the Initial Phase of a Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Program

    Video available
  • 155
    Böning, Andreas; Chapugi, Balli; Heep, Martina; Gärtner, Ulrich; Niemann, Bernd; Taghiyev, Zulfugar T.:

    Experimental Comparison of Esmolol- and Blood-Based Cardioplegia for Long Aortic Clamping Times

    • Reviews

  • 164
    Galvao, Lorhayne Kerley Capuchinho Scalioni; Santos, Ana Clara Felix de Farias; Santos, Nicole Pimenta dos; Zamora, Fernanda Valeriano; Biavatti, Belisa Brunow Ventura; Salles, João Pedro Costa Esteves Almuinha; Mendonca, Horbert Soares:

    HTK Solution Cardioplegia in Pediatric Patients: A Meta-analysis

    Supplementary Material (PDF)

    • Original Thoracic

  • 174
    Liu, Ganwei; Yang, Feng; Zhou, Zuli; Jiang, Guanchao:

    A Novel Competency-Based Simulation Model for Thoracoscopic Lung Resection

    Open Access Video available