THE OPEN CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGERY JOURNAL is an open access online journal, which publishes original full length, short research articles (letters), reviews and operative online videos in all surgical techniques and advances of the heart, lungs, chest, and great vessels.

THE OPEN CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGERY JOURNAL, a peer reviewed journal, aims to provide the most complete and reliable source of information on current developments in the field. The emphasis will be on publishing quality articles rapidly and freely available worldwide.