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The Heart Surgery Forum (HSF) is published by IMR Press from Volume 28 Issue 8 (2025). Previous articles were published by another publisher under the CC-BY-NC licence, and they are hosted by IMR Press on imrpress.com as a courtesy and upon agreement.
Volume 28, Issue 3 (March 2025)
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in 2024: The Shape of a Subspeciality
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in 2024: The Shape of a Subspeciality
Heart Surg. Forum 2025, 28(3), 304–306; https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.8371
Safer Heart Stents: Drug-Eluting Stents and the Duration of Antiplatelet Therapy in the Post-Myocardial Infarction Period
Safer Heart Stents: Drug-Eluting Stents and the Duration of Antiplatelet Therapy in the Post-Myocardial Infarction Period
Heart Surg. Forum 2025, 28(3), 294–303; https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.8273
Effectiveness and Safety of Hybrid Ablation versus Endocardial Catheter Ablation Alone in Patients with Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Effectiveness and Safety of Hybrid Ablation versus Endocardial Catheter Ablation Alone in Patients with Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Heart Surg. Forum 2025, 28(3), 284–293; https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.7767
Clinical Application of Echocardiography Combined with CT Angiography in the Diagnosis of Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection in Children
Clinical Application of Echocardiography Combined with CT Angiography in the Diagnosis of Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection in Children
Heart Surg. Forum 2025, 28(3), 275–283; https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.8265
The Development and Validation of a Nomogram for Predicting Poor Recovery in Cardiac Surgery Patients Using the Quality of Recovery-15 (QoR-15) Score
The Development and Validation of a Nomogram for Predicting Poor Recovery in Cardiac Surgery Patients Using the Quality of Recovery-15 (QoR-15) Score
Heart Surg. Forum 2025, 28(3), 266–274; https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.8077
Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury in Infectious Endocarditis: Outcomes and Risk Factors
Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury in Infectious Endocarditis: Outcomes and Risk Factors
Heart Surg. Forum 2025, 28(3), 257–265; https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.8201
Predictive Values of Left Atrial Appendage Function and Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques for Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation
Predictive Values of Left Atrial Appendage Function and Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques for Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation
Heart Surg. Forum 2025, 28(3), 249–256; https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.8243
Effectiveness of Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy-Assisted Extubation in Infants After Congenital Heart Surgery
Effectiveness of Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy-Assisted Extubation in Infants After Congenital Heart Surgery
Heart Surg. Forum 2025, 28(3), 242–248; https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.8285
Minimally Invasive Device Closure of Traumatic VSR Using PDA Occluder: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Minimally Invasive Device Closure of Traumatic VSR Using PDA Occluder: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Heart Surg. Forum 2025, 28(3), 237–241; https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.8185
The Heart Surgery Forum (HSF) is published by IMR Press from Volume 28 Issue 8 (2025). Previous articles were published by another publisher under the CC-BY-NC licence, and they are hosted by IMR Press on imrpress.com as a courtesy and upon agreement.
Volume 28, Issue 3 (2025)

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Article
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in 2024: The Shape of a Subspeciality
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in 2024: The Shape of a Subspeciality
Heart Surg. Forum 2025, 28(3), 304–306; https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.8371
Safer Heart Stents: Drug-Eluting Stents and the Duration of Antiplatelet Therapy in the Post-Myocardial Infarction Period
Safer Heart Stents: Drug-Eluting Stents and the Duration of Antiplatelet Therapy in the Post-Myocardial Infarction Period
Heart Surg. Forum 2025, 28(3), 294–303; https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.8273
Effectiveness and Safety of Hybrid Ablation versus Endocardial Catheter Ablation Alone in Patients with Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Effectiveness and Safety of Hybrid Ablation versus Endocardial Catheter Ablation Alone in Patients with Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Heart Surg. Forum 2025, 28(3), 284–293; https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.7767
Clinical Application of Echocardiography Combined with CT Angiography in the Diagnosis of Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection in Children
Clinical Application of Echocardiography Combined with CT Angiography in the Diagnosis of Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection in Children
Heart Surg. Forum 2025, 28(3), 275–283; https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.8265
The Development and Validation of a Nomogram for Predicting Poor Recovery in Cardiac Surgery Patients Using the Quality of Recovery-15 (QoR-15) Score
The Development and Validation of a Nomogram for Predicting Poor Recovery in Cardiac Surgery Patients Using the Quality of Recovery-15 (QoR-15) Score
Heart Surg. Forum 2025, 28(3), 266–274; https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.8077
Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury in Infectious Endocarditis: Outcomes and Risk Factors
Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury in Infectious Endocarditis: Outcomes and Risk Factors
Heart Surg. Forum 2025, 28(3), 257–265; https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.8201
Predictive Values of Left Atrial Appendage Function and Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques for Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation
Predictive Values of Left Atrial Appendage Function and Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques for Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation
Heart Surg. Forum 2025, 28(3), 249–256; https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.8243
Effectiveness of Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy-Assisted Extubation in Infants After Congenital Heart Surgery
Effectiveness of Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy-Assisted Extubation in Infants After Congenital Heart Surgery
Heart Surg. Forum 2025, 28(3), 242–248; https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.8285
Minimally Invasive Device Closure of Traumatic VSR Using PDA Occluder: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Minimally Invasive Device Closure of Traumatic VSR Using PDA Occluder: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Heart Surg. Forum 2025, 28(3), 237–241; https://doi.org/10.59958/hsf.8185
