Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Aims & Scope

Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: A Comparative Atlas: A Comparative Atlas provides technique-based articles in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery by renowned surgeons in the field, presented in atlas format.

Each issue of the quarterly publication contains articles in adult, congenital, and general thoracic surgery and may include transplantation techniques within individual sections.

Articles are often paired to explore a single topic in a point/counterpoint approach.

Numerous original line drawings, intraoperative photographs, and imaging studies are included in each issue to illustrate the different operative approaches.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.332

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	15683

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	74

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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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.

• Transaortic Extended Septal Myectomy for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

  Citation: 62

  Authors: Hartzell V., Sameh M.

• Thoracoscopic lobectomy

  Citation: 53

  Authors: William R, Thomas A

• Construction of the Right Ventricle-to-Pulmonary Artery Conduit in the Norwood: The “Dunk” Technique

  Citation: 49

  Authors: James S., Michael E., Ronald K., Thomas L., James A.

• Cone Reconstruction of the Tricuspid Valve for Ebstein's Anomaly: Anatomic Repair

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Joseph A., Emile, José Pedro

• A New Paradigm for the Repair of Posterior Leaflet Prolapse: Respect Rather Than Resect

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Patrick

• Triangular Resection for Repair of Mitral Regurgitation Due to Degenerative Disease

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Rakesh M., Thomas A.

• The Aortic Uncrossing Procedure for Circumflex Aorta

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Hyde M., Jeffrey C., Carl L.

• The Minimally Invasive Maze-III Procedure

  Citation: 36

  Authors: James L.

• Pericardiectomy for Chronic Constrictive Pericarditis via Left Anterolateral Thoracotomy

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Ujjwal K., Sandeep, Srikrishna M.

• Atrial fibrillation ablation during mitral valve surgery using the Atricureâ„¢ device

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Ralph J, Sydney L

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