AATS: American Association for Thoracic Surgery.
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Editor
Lawrence Cohn, Editor
Lawrence H. Cohn, MD

 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
presents original, exclusive articles on conditions of the chest, heart, lungs, and great vessels where surgical intervention is indicated. An official publication of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association, the journal focuses on techniques and developments in cardiac surgery, pacemaker insertion/removal, lung and esophageal surgeries, heart and lung transplantation, and other procedures. The Journal ranks in the top 3.4% of the 5,684 scientific journals most frequently cited (Science Citation Index). It is also recommended for initial purchase in the Brandon-Hill study, Selected List of Books and Journals for the Small Medical Library (1999/2000 Edition).
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Editor
Fred A. Crawford, MD, Editor
Fred A. Crawford, MD

 
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. An issue contains two articles each in adult, congenital, and general thoracic surgery. Each pair of articles explores 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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ScienceDirect Elsevier


Co-Editors:
David Adams, MD, Co-Editor
David H. Adams, MD
Michael Anthony Maddaus, MD, Co-Editor
Michael A. Maddaus, MD

 
Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
is devoted to keeping the practicing surgeon current on topics and issues that are routinely faced in clinical practice. Each issue of this quarterly journal covers two topics, one on adult cardiac surgery and one on general thoracic surgery, each of which has a recognized expert serving as a Guest Editor. Each subject is explored in six contemporary review articles that present state-of-the-art descriptions and evaluations of recent developments in diagnosis and treatment, surgical technique, and scientific/technologic advances.
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ScienceDirect Elsevier


Editor
Thomas L. Spray, MD, Editor
Thomas L. Spray, MD

 
The Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
is a companion to Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Together with the Seminars, the Annual provides complete coverage of the specialty by focusing on important developments in pediatric cardiac surgery. Each annual volume has an expert Guest Editor who invites prominent surgeons to review the areas of greatest change in pediatric cardiac surgery during the previous year.
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ScienceDirect Elsevier


Thoracic Surgery News: Current IssueThoracic Surgery News is the official newspaper of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery - now published 10 times per year! This publication will include sections devoted to the news of general thoracic surgery, adult cardiac surgery, transplantation, and congenital heart disease.

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