Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

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This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

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Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Medicine, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 100,000.00 JPY. Learn more.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Current Status and Future Prospects for Esophageal Cancer Treatment

  Citation: 148

  Authors: Makoto, Hiroyuki

• The Effects of Preoperative Short-term Intense Physical Therapy in Lung Cancer Patients:A Randomized Controlled Trial

  Citation: 107

  Authors: Esra, Akif, Atilla, Hulya Nilgun

• Current Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism

  Citation: 102

  Authors: Carlos R., Chelsea M., Sarina Masso, Lawrence S.

• Female Gender Is an Independent Prognostic Factor in Non-small-cell Lung Cancer: A Meta-analysis

  Citation: 101

  Authors: Haruhiko, Koji, Takuo, Katsuhiko, Atsushi, Noriaki, Shinobu

• Conduits Used in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Review of Morphological Studies

  Citation: 75

  Authors: Brenda, Cynthia Guadalupe, Alejandro, Víctor E., Claudia N., Rodrigo E., Santos

• PD-L1 Expression in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Including Various Adenocarcinoma Subtypes

  Citation: 72

  Authors: Tomoyuki, Hideki, Hisashi, Koji, Masahiro, Masayuki, Haruhiko

• The Feasibility of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in the Variant Airway Problems

  Citation: 65

  Authors: Chang Wan, Do Hyung, Bong Soo, Jeong Su, Yeong Dae, Hoseok, Hyo Yeong

• Three Dimensional Computed Tomography Lung Modeling is Useful in Simulation and Navigation of Lung Cancer Surgery

  Citation: 59

  Authors: Norihiko, Akinobu, Masaru, Soichi, Hisashi

• Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension : A Systematic Review

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Mohammad, Tristan D, Christopher, Michael P, Paul G, Michael K

• The Effects of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy on the Neurocognitive Functions in the Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting with Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Disease: A Randomized Prospective Study

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Ibrahim, Alper, Hakan, Mucahit, Bilal, Mevriye Serpil, Kaan