Asian Annals - Publisher

ASIAN CARDIOVASCULAR & THORACIC ANNALS

"The Voice of Cardiothoracic Medicine in Asia"

PUBLISHER'S NOTE

The "Voice of Cardiac Medicine in Asia" and the Pacific Rim since it was launched in 1993 as a quarterly journal, the Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals now publishes 6 times yearly. This scientific journal represents the interests of Asian clinicians allowing them to publish their original works, review papers, case reports and other related articles. The mission of the Asian Annals as it is widely known is to provide a forum for cardiovascular & thoracic surgeons, cardiologists & allied health care professionals to discuss the diagnosis and treatment of disease patterns from a regional perspective. The Annals has been the Official Journal of the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery since 1999, the region's leading cardiovascular and thoracic surgical organization.

Since the advent of the Asia Pacific Exchange Newsletter in 1985 from which the Asian Annals evolved until the present Asian cardiovascular and thoracic medicine have progressed at a pace unequalled in the world. The Asian Annals takes pride in documenting this progress through a credible, scientific review process resulting in a journal of equivalent standing to the leading western journals. We now have section editors covering Adult Cardiac, Pediatric Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular & Research along with images in cardiothoracic medicine & surgery and have instituted on-line subscriptions starting with Volume 12.

We welcome you to have a look at our journal and encourage you to subscribe as it is through the support of our readers that will allow us to continue our important role throughout the vast Asia Pacific region.