Sternal wound infection (SWI) poses significant challenges for surgeons due to its high prevalence, prolonged treatment duration, and intricate reconstruction requirements. Often, plastic surgeons are consulted belatedly, complicating the management further. This review aims to highlight the importance of early diagnosis and risk factor assessment for SWI, emphasizing the necessity of classifying sternotomy complications post-cardiac surgery. Understanding these complexities is crucial for optimal reconstruction strategies, ultimately aiding clinicians in selecting the most effective treatment approaches
Recruiting Associate Editors
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery invites you to join our team of expert Associate Editors in handling and assessing manuscripts. We are looking for editors with experience in the fields of cardiology, and cardiothoracic and vascular surgery. For consideration, please send your CV and details of any editorial experience to patrizia.bianchi@springer.com
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Perioperative outcomes of thoracoscopic versus non-thoracoscopic minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Myocardial strain analysis by feature tracking cardiac magnetic resonance to identify subclinical cardiac dysfunction in patients with MINOCA
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Post myocardial infarction left ventricular intramyocardial dissecting hematoma penetrated right ventricular outflow tract: a rare complication report
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Report of a giant invasive, wall-penetrating cardiac lipoma
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Thoracoscopic plication for a huge thoracic meningocele in a patient with Neurofibromatosis
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Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction of the cardiac surgery patient; a point of view for the cardiac surgeon and cardio-anesthesiologist
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Surgical treatment of mild to moderately dilated ascending aorta in bicuspid aortic valve aortopathy: the art of safety and simplicity
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Auditory stimulation of opera music induced prolongation of murine cardiac allograft survival and maintained generation of regulatory CD4+CD25+ cells
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Surveillance of moderate-size aneurysms of the thoracic aorta
Flow Measurement in Coronary Artery Surgery
Edited by:
Gabriele Di Giammarco: University “G.D’Annunzio” Chieti, Italy
Gregory Trachiotis: George Washington University/DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center-VISN-5, United States
Vipin Zamvar: Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, UK
Submission Status: Open until 31 July 2024
Aims and scope
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery is an open access journal that encompasses all aspects of research in the field of Cardiology, and Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. The journal publishes original scientific research documenting clinical and experimental advances in cardiac, vascular and thoracic surgery, and related fields.
Topics of interest include surgical techniques, survival rates, surgical complications and their outcomes; along with basic sciences, pediatric conditions, transplantations and clinical trials.
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery is of interest to cardiothoracic and vascular surgeons, cardiothoracic anaesthesiologists, cardiologists, chest physicians, and allied health professionals.
Featured Article : Review on risk factors, classification, and treatment of sternal wound infection
Supplements
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Author's quote
“In the last three years, we have been increasingly using BioMed Central journals to present our work. This choice is based on a number of factors, including a streamlined online submission process, rigorous peer-review, open access, and relatively short time from submission to publication. As our experiences while publishing in BioMed Central journals such as Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery have been excellent, and the benefits of open access to our research are obvious, I intend to continue publishing much of our work through BioMed Central.”
Dr Menelaos Karanikolas, Washington University School of Medicine, USA
"I am writing to express my deepest gratitude for the acceptance of our manuscript for publication in the Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Your prompt response and the efficient handling of our manuscript by the editorial team are highly appreciated. I would also like to extend my sincere thanks to the reviewers for their time, effort, and insightful comments, which have undoubtedly enhanced the quality of our work. The thoroughness and rigor of the review process have been instrumental in refining our manuscript, and for this, we are truly grateful. Once again, thank you for your support and the invaluable role your team has played in bringing our research to fruition."
Dr. Xing Wei, Thoracic Surgeon/Clinical Researcher
Annual Journal Metrics
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Citation Impact 2023
Journal Impact Factor: 1.5
5-year Journal Impact Factor: 1.6
Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 0.921
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 0.452Speed 2023
Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 33
Submission to acceptance (median days): 202Usage 2023
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