Journal Guide

Seminars in Interventional Radiology is a review journal that publishes topic-specific issues in the field of radiology and related sub-specialties. The journal provides comprehensive coverage of areas such as cardio-vascular imaging, oncologic interventional radiology, abdominal interventional radiology, ultrasound, MRI imaging, sonography, pediatric radiology, musculoskeletal radiology, metallic stents, renal intervention, angiography, neurointerventions, and CT fluoroscopy along with other areas.

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery is devoted to keeping the practicing surgeon current. Each issue of the quarterly journal presents state of the art review articles, news and views editorial pieces, current reading sections that highlight up to date articles on fundamental or controversial issues, and features a roundtable discussion on a pre-selected topic with experts in the field answering important how-to questions. 2012 Topics, Volume 24Spring:The demise of the stentless valveThe future of tissue-engineered organs for transplant?Optimizing Control of pleural spaceCurrent Status of lung cancer screeningMitral valve surgery for dilated cardiomyopathyPost infarction ventricular septal defectMediastinal lymph node dissection for lung cancerSummer:Anaortic Coronary Bypass SurgeryWhat is the Optimal Interval Between Chemoradiation and Esophagectomy?Lung Cancer Resection Volume: Is Procedure Volume Really and Indicator of Quality?Specialty Matters in the Treatment of Lung CancerAwake Thoracic Surgery - Is it Worth the Trouble?Unilateral Extended Thoracoscopic Thymectomy for Nontumoral Myasthenia Gravis - A New StandardCerebral Protection For Aortic Arch SurgeryThoracoscopic Mediastinal Lymph Node Dissection for Lung Cancer - Part 2Implantation of Total Artificial Heart in Congenital Heart DiseaseFall:Alternate Approaches to Sternal ClosureMicroRNA as a New Factor in Lung and Esophageal CancerSleep Deprivation and the SurgeonRight Ventricular Failure After Cardiac SurgeryApical Aortic Valve ConduitLaparoscopic Repair of Epiphrenic DiverticulumHuge Ruptured and Infected Pseudoaneurysm of the Ascending Aorta after Previous Cardiac Surgery

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. The editor of each annual volume invites prominent congenital surgeons to review the latest literature and expertly detail the greatest changes taking place in pediatric cardiac surgery.2012 Topics:The Aortic Valve•Aortic Valve Insufficiency: Leaflet Reconstruction Techniques•Aortic Valve Reconstruction in Young Infants and Children •Valve-Sparing Aortic Root ReplacementThe Pulmonary Valve•Valve-Sparing Options in Tetralogy of Fallot Surgery•Timing and Techniques for Pulmonary Valve Replacement in the Patient With Tetralogy of Fallot•Options for Prosthetic Pulmonary Valve Replacement The Tricuspid Valve•Ebstein's Anaomaly of the Tricuspid Valve: The Cone Repair•Surgical Management of Congenital (Non-Ebstein) Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation•Tricuspid Valve Repair in Single Ventricle: Timing and TechniquesThe Mitral valve•Congenital Mitral Stenosis: Anatomic Variants and Surgical Reconstruction•Mitral Regurgitation in Congenital Heart Defects: Surgical Techniques for Reconstruction•The Rheumatic Mitral Valve and Repair Techniques in Children•Atrioventricular Valve Repair for Patient with Heterotaxy Syndrome and a Functional Single Ventricle

Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis is a topic driven review journal that focuses on all issues relating to hemostatic and thrombotic disorders. It offers an informed perspective on today's pivotal issues, including hemophilia A & B, thrombophilia, gene therapy, venous and arterial thrombosis, von Willebrand disease, vascular disorders and thromboembolic diseases. Attention is also given to the latest developments in pharmaceutical drugs along with treatment and current management techniques.

Each issue of Seminars in Vascular Surgery examines the latest thinking on a particular clinical problem and features new diagnostic and operative techniques. The journal allows practitioners to expand their capabilities and to keep pace with the most rapidly evolving areas of surgery.Seminars in Vascular Surgery is indexed/abstracted in: Science Citation Index Expanded (SciSearch®), Current Contents®/Clinical Medicine, and Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition.2009 Topics, Volume 22June Dealing with Long-Term Problems after Endovascular and Open Aortic RepairBenefits to authorsWe also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services.If you require any further information or help, please visit our support pages: http://support.elsevier.com

Stroke provides reports of clinical and basic investigation of all aspects of the cerebral circulation and its diseases from many disciplines including neurology, internal medicine, radiology, nuclear medicine, neuropathology, neurosurgery, epidemiology, vascular surgery, rehabilitation, anesthesiology, critical care medicine, vascular physiology, neuropsychology, speech pathology, and neuro-ophthalmology. ISI recognizes Stroke as the #1 journal dedicated to the coverage of clinical research in cerebrovascular disease (2008 Journal Citation Reports174;, Thomson Reuters, 2009).CME AvailableOnline subscriptions are available to members of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association as a benefit of membership depending on membership level. Members may also qualify for special rates on print subscriptions. Visit My.AmericanHeart.org for more information on membership benefits and to join/renew today!.

Interventional radiology is an area of clinical diagnosis and management that is highly technique-oriented. Therefore, the format of this quarterly journal, which combines the visual impact of an atlas with the currency of a journal, lends itself perfectly to presenting the topics. Each issue is guest edited by a leader in the field and is focused on a single clinical technique or problem. The presentation is enhanced by superb illustrations and descriptive narrative outlining the steps of a particular procedure. Interventional radiologists, neuroradiologists, vascular surgeons and neurosurgeons will find this a useful addition to the clinical literature.Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology is a quarterly review publication for physicians and allied health professionals interested in image-guided minimally-invasive therapies. Its mission is to improve patient care by educating interventionalists on the latest techniques in catheter-based therapies from experts in the field.2012 Topics, Volume 15:MarchStrokeGuilherme DabusJuneChronic Cerebrospinal Venous InsufficiencyGary SiskinSeptemberBalloon-occluded Transvenous Obliteration: BRTA and BATOWael SaadDecemberProstate EmbolizationJoao Martins Pisco

Published 24 times a year, The American Journal of Cardiology® is an independent journal designed for cardiovascular disease specialists and internists with a subspecialty in cardiology throughout the world. AJC is an independent, scientific, peer-reviewed journal of original articles that focus on the practical, clinical approach to the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. AJC has one of the fastest acceptance to publication times in Cardiology. Features report on systemic hypertension, methodology, drugs, pacing, arrhythmia, preventive cardiology, congestive heart failure, valvular heart disease, congenital heart disease, and cardiomyopathy. Also included are editorials, readers' comments, and symposia.Benefits to authorsWe also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services.Please see our Guide for Authors for information on article submission. If you require any further information or help, please visit our support pages: http://support.elsevier.com

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery provides outstanding original coverage of recent progress in chest and cardiovascular surgery and related fields. As the official journal of two of the largest American associations in its specialty, this leading monthly enjoys outstanding editorial leadership and maintains rigorous selection standards.The Annals of Thoracic Surgery features:• Full-length original articles on clinical advances, current surgical methods, and controversial topics and techniques• New Technology articles• Case reports• "How-to-do-it" features• Reviews of current literature• Supplements on symposia• Commentary pieces and correspondence• CME• Online-only case reports, "how-to-do-its", and images in cardiothoracic surgery.An authoritative, clinically oriented, comprehensive resource, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery is committed to providing a place for all thoracic surgeons to relate experiences which will help improve patient care.

The Egyptian Heart Journal aims to publish the highest quality material, both clinical and scientific, on all aspects of Cardiovascular Medicine. It includes articles related to research findings, technical evaluations, and reviews. In addition it provides a forum for the exchange of information on all aspects of Cardiovascular Medicine, including educational issues.

The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging publishes basic and clinical communications (research articles, review articles, technical notes and editorial comments) dealing with the design, development and evaluation of imaging methods used to study cardiovascular diseases; these imaging techniques include Magnetic Resonance, computed tomography, X-ray imaging, nuclear cardiology and echocardiography. Clinical applications of imaging methods a used in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Topics include: multi-center or larger individual studies dealing with risk stratification and imaging utilization, applications for better characterization of cardiovascular diseases, assessment of the efficacy of new drugs and interventional devices. Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) and technologies relating to video and digital image acquisition, processing, storage and analysis for cardiovascular imaging.

Target Audience: Physicians and other health care practitioners

A forum that includes all aspects of pre-clinical and clinical science of the failing heart and lung.The Official Publication of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation brings readers essential scholarly and timely information in the field of cardiopulmonary transplantation, mechanical and biological support of the failing heart, advanced lung disease (including pulmonary vascular disease) and cell replacement therapy. Importantly, the journal also serves as a medium of communication of pre-clinical sciences in all these rapidly expanding areas.The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation has an Impact Factor of 5.112 and is ranked 2nd of 26 journals in Transplantation category, 5th out of 50 journals in the Respiratory System category, and 19th of 122 journals in Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems category in the 2011 Journal Citation Reports®, published by Thomson Reuters.

The Journal presents original, peer-reviewed 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 Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon publishes articles of the highest standard from internationally recognized thoracic and cardiovascular surgeons, cardiologists, anesthesiologists, physiologists, and pathologists. This journal is an essential resource for anyone working in this field, providing the theoretical background of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery.

NOW ON PUBMED!.The journal is aimed at clinicians and researchers from the cardiovascular disease field and will be a forum for all views and reviews relating to this discipline.Topics covered will include: arteriosclerosis, cardiomyopathies, coronary artery disease, diabetes, heart failure, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, obesity, peripheral arterial disease, stroke, arrhythmias, genetics. The purpose of the Journal is to publish (in the English language) articles, reviews and scholarly comment which have been judged worthy of publication by appropriate specialists and accepted by the Editor on studies relating to cardiovascular disease, pharmacology and medicine.