Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal that covers research in the fields of cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. The editor-in-chief is Yutaka Okita (Takatsuli General Hospital). It was established in 1993 by founder, Frank Tamru who launched Asia Publishing Exchange in Singapore to publish the region's first scientific journal for cardiovascular and thoracic surgeons. The journal was preceded by APEX (A Cardiac Newsletter for Asia) circulated by Tamru from 1985 to 1992 throughout Asia to inform readers of new developments in heart surgery, meeting dates & venues, and profiles on the region's leading cardiac surgeons. The journal is currently published by SAGE Publications in association with the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery.
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| Discipline | Cardiology, cardiovascular medicine |
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| Language | English |
| Edited by | A. Sampath Kumar |
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| History | 1993-present |
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| Frequency | Bimonthly |
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| ISO 4 | Asian Cardiovasc. Thorac. Ann. |
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| CODEN | ACTAFE |
| ISSN | 0218-4923 (print) 1816-5370 (web) |
| OCLC no. | 32144835 |
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