Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

OCT 20, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Combined off-pump minimally invasive cabg and uniportal lobectomy for lung cancer

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Patients with early-stage lung cancer and concomitant coronary artery disease increasingly require combined management. In carefully selected patients, simultaneous minimally invas

SEP 18, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Primary chest wall soft tissue hydatid cyst: a case report and systematic review of reported cases

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Abstract Background Hydatid cyst (HC) most commonly involves the liver or lungs, but it can affect almost any organ or tissue. In very rare cases, it occurs in the musculoskeletal

AUG 19, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Efficacy of the multi-module interactive continuous care model in patients with acute myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention: a randomized controlled trial

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

A single-center RCT with short-term surrogate endpoints (cardiac function, self-care, quality of life) showing statistically significant differences at 3 months, but limited by absence of hard clinical outcomes, modest sample size, and acknowledged need for multicenter confirmation.

AUG 6, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

New ESC/EACTS guidelines for the management of aortic valve disease: key takeaways and implications of long-term TAVR results based on recent explant and redo-TAVR registry outcomes

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

A narrative review synthesizing guideline updates and registry evidence on TAVR durability and reintervention; informs clinical decision-making but lacks original comparative effectiveness data.