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Video-on-command for thoracic and cardio-vascular surgery.

Nowadays, new technology for imaging, information storage, and its transmission is almost everywhere. In the medical field, multi-slice computed tomography (CT), allowing for simultaneous acquisition of many images in parallel, and quick three-dimensional reconstruction is just one example that has the potential to make significant changes in the daily practice, not only for thoracic and cardio...

Statistical and data reporting guidelines for the European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery and the Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery.

As part of the peer review process for the European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EJCTS) and the Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery (ICVTS), a statistician reviews any manuscript that includes a statistical analysis. To facilitate authors considering submitting a manuscript and to make it clearer about the expectations of the statistical reviewers, we present up-to-date guide...

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery/Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery--reach out for the next decade!

The Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryyInteractive CardioVascular Thoracic Surgery (EJCTSyICVTS) can be appointed for a maximum of two terms of five years each. The former Editor-in-Chief, Ludwig von Segesser, has served these two terms and I am proud to be chosen as the new Editor-in-Chief of these prestigious journals (Fig. 1). This change in the incumbent of th...

pregnancy in cardio-vascular surgery

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regional anesthesia in cardio-vascular surgery