About the Journal

The Heart Surgery Forum® (HSF, Print ISSN: 1098-3511, Electronic ISSN: 1522-6662) is an open access peer-reviewed scientific journal for cardiothoracic surgery professionals. The journal utilizes electronic peer review for efficient and timely decision-making and publishes articles to the web as soon as accepted and processed through the production system. All articles published in HSF will be indexed in/visible through Web of Science (the Science Citation Index Expanded, Impact Factor: 0.7), SciSearch, Scopus, ISI Alerting Services, Google Scholar, Current Contents/Clinical Medicine, and EMBASE. (Founded in 1997)

Current Issue

Vol. 27 No. 11 (2024)
Published: 2024-11-11

Article

  • Arterial Cannulation Through Aneurysm and Aortic Anastomosis During Proximal Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Surgery
    Mehmet Kaplan, Hakki Aydogan, Burak Bozkurt, Gunseli Abay, Tulin Satilmis, Yusuf Kagan Pocan, Mukan Kagan Kus
    E1303-E1311
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.8003
  • Totally Thoracoscopic Treatment of Cardiac Myxoma: Experience from 29 Cases and Review of the Literature
    Abudousaimi Aini, Duolikun Mutailifu, Zi-Xiang Yu, Abudunaibi Maimaitiaili
    E1295-E1302
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.7777
  • Predictive Role of Preoperative Controlled Nutritional Status Score on Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation after Heart Valve Surgery
    Li Yang, Lu Chen, Jie Chen, Yuanzhang Liu, Chunmei Liu, Xuelin Yang, Xiaoyan Chen
    E1289-E1294
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.7973
  • Effects of Preoperative Nutritional Conditions on Postoperative Recovery in Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease
    Luo-Cheng Wu, Yi-Nan Liu, Ya-Ting Zeng, Qi-Liang Zhang
    E1281-E1288
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.7699
  • Relative Factor Analysis of Postoperative Complications in Infants Below 1 Year Undergoing Repair of Ventricular Septal Defect Combined with Other Procedures through a Right Axillary Incision
    Lai Li, Tianhao Yan, Yijia Liu, Yongchao Xu, Yang Yu, Aijun Liu, Junwu Su
    E1264-E1280
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.7791

Case Report

  • Pericardial Tamponade Two Years after Central Venous Catheter Implantation in a Patient with Breast Cancer: A Case Report
    Tingqian Cao, Yahui Liu, Yuqiang Wang, Miao Chen, Yingqiang Guo
    E1258-E1263
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.7945
  • Marfan's Syndrome with Acute Inferior Wall ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction in A Combined Family of 13 Cases
    Zhizhou Song, Zhenhua Cai, Zejun Meng, Youdong Yang, Qi Wu
    E1252-E1257
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.7833
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