Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery: top review articles from Indian journals

The 10 narrative reviews from Indian journals in 2026 most worth a resident's time in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, ranked by how useful each is for exams and practice and by the standing of the journal. Each title opens the article on the journal's own website.

Reviews 10

1. Chylothorax after pediatric cardiac surgery: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and evolving management strategies
Deng Siang Lee, Avital Rabinovitz, Taufiek Konrad Rajab · Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Aug 2026Read article
2. Heart Transplantation in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease: A Review of Long-term Outcomes
Neda Cicaric · Indian Journal of Transplantation, Jan 2026Read article
3. Surgical management of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Chandrasekaran Ananthanarayanan, SriKrishna Reddy Modugula, Vincent Chauvette et al. · Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Jan 2026Read article
4. Management and outcomes of tracheobronchial injuries post-esophagectomy
Syed Nusrath, Asiel Christopher, Sarvanan Rajamanickam et al. · Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Feb 2026Read article
5. Surgery for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: the European perspective
Eduard Quintana, Polina Danchenko, Kostiantyn Rudenko et al. · Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Jan 2026Read article
6. Surgical options in lower extremity arterial occlusion disease
Elancheralathan Kalyanaraman, Kanmani Anbarasan, Anurag Bhattacharjee et al. · Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Mar 2026Read article
7. Inferior vena cava filters in the management of venous thromboembolism: a narrative review of evolution, complications, and the retrieval dilemma
Nitish Kumar, Frankleena Viveka Dilip Parage, Hemantkumar Yadavrao Bodhankar · Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Oct 2026Read article
8. Transaortic chordal cutting in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
Rakesh Seetharaman, Karthikeyan Naidu · Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Jan 2026Read article
9. KDIGO criterion and cardiac surgery–associated acute kidney injury: reflections and learnings
Rohan Magoon, Poonam Malhotra Kapoor · Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Feb 2026Read article
10. Experience of heart retrievals in India - lessons learned over a decade
Sandeep Sinha, Abhishek Potnis, Ashish Gaur et al. · Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Feb 2026Read article