Academic Journal
Q2Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
About Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery is a scholarly journal published by SAGE Publications Ltd. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.426 and H-index of 37.
Coverage: 2005-2026. Research categories: Surgery (Q2); Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (Q3); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q3); Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (Q3).
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Topics in published research
Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques; Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments; Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches; Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices; Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes; Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair.
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Reported open-access list prices
3,400.00 USD; 2,493.00 GBP
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Combined Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and Endovascular Aortic Repair for Aortitis After Valve-Sparing Root and Frozen Elephant Trunk
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2026-09-28 · DOI: 10.1177/15569845261472798Heart Programs Are Strengthened by Pumping Iron
Bruce D. Spiess
2026-09-28 · DOI: 10.1177/15569845261485309Is Annular Enlargement in Right Minithoracotomy Aortic Valve Replacement Safe and Feasible?
Alessandro Vivacqua, Bogdan Kindzelski, Thomas Schwann
2026-09-28 · DOI: 10.1177/15569845261488441The MIST Trial: Five Take-Home Points
Marc Ruel
2026-09-27 · DOI: 10.1177/15569845261481829A Simple and Effective Exposure Technique for Femoral Artery Access in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery: The “Suture Wound Retractor”
Hiromichi Sonoda, Akira Shiose
2026-09-07 · DOI: 10.1177/15569845261474540CT-Based Annular Measurements as a Predictor for Perceval Valve Size Selection
Mahesh Ramchandani, Sebastian Arzt, Arudo Hiraoka, Slobodan Mićović et al.
2026-09-07 · DOI: 10.1177/15569845261472983Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation During Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery: Risk Dependencies and Long-Term Survival
Mariusz Kowalewski, Giuseppe Maria Raffa, Jakub Batko, Michał Święczkowski et al.
2026-09-07 · DOI: 10.1177/15569845261472462Management of Preoperative Anemia: Review of Best Practices in Cardiac Surgery
Stephen D. Waterford, Alexander Gregory, Joshua Nicholas, Rawn Salenger et al.
2026-09-07 · DOI: 10.1177/15569845261475667A Novel Bipolar Radiofrequency Clamp for Efficient Isolation of the Left Atrial Posterior Wall
Jack Yi, Samantha J. Procasky, M. Cassandra Witt, Nicholas R. Banull et al.
2026-09-07 · DOI: 10.1177/15569845261477759Analysis of Ablation Curves to Predict Transmural Lesions Using an Epicardial Bipolar Irrigated Radiofrequency Clamp in Pigs and Humans
Luca Aerts, Julie Norup Hertel, Ben J.M. Hermans, Justin G.L. Luermans et al.
2026-09-06 · DOI: 10.1177/15569845261448874Alfred Kocher Technique: The New Kid on the Block
Alfred A. Kocher
2026-09-05 · DOI: 10.1177/15569845261477423Comments on “Axillary Versus Sternotomy Access in Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”
Safa Özçelik
2026-09-05 · DOI: 10.1177/15569845261474555The 10 Commandments for Personalized External Aortic Root Support (PEARS)
Alfred Kocher, Martin Winter, Severin Laengle, Alexandra Andreeva et al.
2026-09-05 · DOI: 10.1177/15569845261477412Aortic Root Enlargement: Humility and Geometry as Invaluable Guides
Jerome Soquet
2026-09-05 · DOI: 10.1177/15569845261474585Robotic Mitral Valve Repair and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Ibrahim Gökçe, Gökhan Arslanhan, Murat Baştopcu, Zeynep Sıla Özcan et al.
2026-09-04 · DOI: 10.1177/15569845261472795Time to Reconsider Surgical Revascularization for Single-Vessel and Two-Vessel Coronary Artery Disease?
Dritan Useini
2026-09-04 · DOI: 10.1177/15569845261472993Reply to Letter to the Editor: Time to Reconsider Surgical Revascularization for Single-Vessel and Two-Vessel Coronary Artery Disease?
Mohamed Doma, Andrew M. Goldsweig
2026-09-04 · DOI: 10.1177/15569845261474567Antegrade Cardioplegia via Occlusion Catheter for Aortic Regurgitation in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Toru Koakutsu, Daiki Yoshiyama, Takafumi Horikawa, Ryuta Seguchi et al.
2026-09-04 · DOI: 10.1177/15569845261474576Factors Associated With Chest Tube Output Following Robotic Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Martin Winter, Syed Faaz Ashraf, Andrea Amabile, Neha Devineni et al.
2026-08-11 · DOI: 10.1177/15569845261472592Totally Endoscopic Repair of Chronic Ventricular Septal Rupture
Kenta Kan, Soh Hosoba
2026-08-10 · DOI: 10.1177/15569845261469176Reviews
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