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.
| YEAR | Impact Factor |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 4.4 |
| 2023 | 4.9 |
| 2022 | 6.0 |
| 2021 | 6.439 |
JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 0022-5223, MOSBY-ELSEVIER, Medicine.