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. 9 (2024)
Published: 2024-09-08

Review

  • How to Use a Right Internal Thoracic Artery Graft in On- and Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
    Mitsuharu Hosono
    E1126-E1133
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.7605

Systematic Review

Article

  • Clinical Efficacy of Transcatheter Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale with Positive Foaming Test
    Zidan Luo, Wanhong Xing
    E1088-E1100
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.7649
  • Association between Thyroid Function and Postoperative Outcomes in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome after Treatment with PCI: A Retrospective Study
    Dan Xu, Jiawei Zhang, Jing Qu, Yan Wang
    E1081-E1087
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.7731
  • Analysis of Risk Factors for Recurrent Pneumothorax in Patients after Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax Surgery: A Single-Center Retrospective Study
    Tiantian Chen, Yuanwei Liang, Yi Xiao, Lishuai Yao
    E1074-E1080
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.7487
  • Impact of Early Enteral Nutrition on Postoperative Recovery in Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Cross-sectional Observational Study
    Chunli Wang, Xiao Sun
    E1065-E1073
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.7645
  • Long-Term Clinical Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Using J-Valve System for Patients with Pure Native Aortic Regurgitation
    Fei Li, Cheng Zhao, Yuetang Wang, Xu Wang, Donghui Xu, Haibo Zhang, Wei Wang, Jiangang Wang
    E1059-E1064
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.7983
  • Efficacy of Double Valve Replacement/Repair in Patients with Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fractions
    Guozheng Shen, Xingxing Peng, Xiaopeng Yang, Yunxiu Pan, Yiyao Jiang, Wei Zhang, Ming Cheng, Pingshan Wang, Haiyong Wang, Wei Wang
    E1052-E1058
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.7837
  • Analysis of the Application Value of the Six Sigma Methodology in Nursing Management after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
    Sujuan Che, Yangyu Sun, Hongzhi Li, Rongrong Miao, Jie Wang, Fangfang Chen
    E1044-E1051
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.7827
  • CABG Case Volume and Patient Outcomes at the Veterans Healthcare Administration: On-Pump versus Off-Pump
    Sarah A. Halbert, Jared L. Antevil, Gregory D. Trachiotis
    E1035-E1043
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.7411
  • Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Postcardiotomy Refractory Hemorrhage in Children
    Yu Jin, Yongli Cui, Zhengyi Feng, He Wang, Jia Liu, Xin Duan, Jinping Liu
    E1029-E1034
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.7761
  • Evaluation of Left Ventricular Remodeling and Prognosis after PCI in Acute Myocardial Infarction Using Real-Time, Three-Dimensional Echocardiography Combined with Layer-Specific Strain Imaging
    Lu Zhang, Ming Bai, Aiyun Deng, Zheng Zhang
    E1017-E1028
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.7705
  • Effects of Indobufen Combined with Clopidogrel on Left Ventricular Function and Inflammatory Factors in Patients after PCI
    Rujia Wang, Keke Wu
    E1010-E1016
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.7721
  • Influences of V-A Mode Assisted ECMO Combined with Intra-Aortic Balloon Counterpulsation on Disease Outcome and Troponin Level in Patients with Acute Fulminant Myocarditis
    Zhiyong Yuan, Xiaoning Han, Fuhua Wang, Yajun Jing, Ying Liu, Weigui Zhou , Jinyan Xing
    E1003-E1009
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.7573

Case Report

  • Distinct Roles of Omental and Latissimus Dorsi Flaps for Blocking Infection Pathways and Protecting A Left Ventricular Assist Device
    Dongkyung Seo, Taku Maeda, Tomonori Ooka, Takahiro Miura, Kosuke Ishikawa, Emi Funayama, Satoru Wakasa, Yuhei Yamamoto
    E998-E1002
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.7905
  • Cardiac Hemangioma Located in the Interatrial Septum: A Case Report and Literature Review
    Chongwen Shen, Shaofeng Yang, Chao Cai, Ge Liu, Wenjie Diao, Shengqiang Zhang
    E990-E997
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.7771
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