Letter of Editor-in-Chief

Dear Colleagues, As Editor-In-Chief of Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine (JCTM), it is my pleasure to introduce this official quarterly publication of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, which is an international, peer-reviewed, and English language journal. Our aim is to publish high quality integrating clinical and experimental research in the following fields: Respiratory medicine: Airway disease (Asthma, COPD, Bronchiectasis,…), Interstitial Lung Disease, Environmental and occupational lung disease, Pulmonary infections, Pleural disease, Lung cancer, Bronchoscopy, Thoracic interventional radiology, Respiratory failure. Cardiology: Heart failure, Valvular heart disease, Interventional cardiology, Coronary artery disease. Cardio-thoracic surgery: Surgery of: Trachea, Mediastinum, Esophagus, Lung and Pleura, Chest wall, Diaphragm, Adult and Pediatric Heart Diseases. Heart and lung transplant. Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine (JCTM) accepts highest quality original articles, reviews, case reports, brief communications, and letters to the Editor, concerned with the field of cardio-thoracic medicine. The journal is openly distributed worldwide. The Journal has well established Editorial Board and follows rigorous peer review for all the manuscripts. All published articles will be available online and will keep up-to-date with latest advances in the field. I hereby invite our colleagues to visit our website for more information and submission the manuscript http://jctm.mums.ac.ir/ We will welcome your manuscripts relating to this field. Reza Bagheri, MD Editor-In-Chief Associate professor of Thoracic Surgery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences