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

Editorial

  • The Vision for the Journal
    Giuseppe Santarpino
    E1370
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.8171
  • Current Perspectives on Durable Ventricular Assist Devices
    Hrvoje Gasparovic, Kristina Krzelj
    E1367-E1369
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.7975

Review

  • Research Progress of Transcription Factor RUNX1 Mediating Inflammatory Response in the Pathogenesis of Aortic Dissection
    Mingrui Zou, Baohui Liu, Yuexin Han, Xin Guo, Yujiu Wang
    E1360-E1366
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.7927

Systematic Review

Article

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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