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: 0.6), SciSearch, Scopus, ISI Alerting Services, Google Scholar, Current Contents/Clinical Medicine, and EMBASE. (Founded in 1997)

Current Issue

Vol. 27 No. 4 (2024)
Published: 2024-04-02

Review

  • Innovations and Developments in Totally Thoracoscopic Cardiac Procedures
    Qin Jiang, Keli Huang, Dian Zhao, Yi Xiao, Xiaoxiang Ma, Shengshou Hu
    E424-E430
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.7371

Systematic Review

Article

Surgical Technique

  • Double Patch Hybrid Technique for Treatment of Complex Left Ventricle Acute Free Wall Rupture
    Pasquale Totaro, Cristian Monterosso, Martina Musto , Giulia Magrini, Stefano Pelenghi
    E337-E340
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.7171

Case Report

  • Shed Atrial Septal Occluder Removed by Gastric Biopsy Forceps: A Case Report
    Kai-Li Wang, Yan Ma, Wu-Hua Zhang, Yang-Yun Lou
    E331-E336
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.6909
  • A Rare Case of Infective Aneurysm of Mesenteric Artery Due to Infective Endocarditis: Diagnosis and Treatment
    Shengjun Wu, Sihan Miao, Lin Li
    E326-E330
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.6927
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