ICVTS is EACTS' OPEN-ACCESS journal and there are NO AUTHORSHIP CHARGES.  ICVTS is cited in MEDLINE/PubMed.   You are cordially invited to join-in with the interactive discussion at ICVTS.   The accepted papers for ICVTS volume 7 / issue 5 (October 2008) have now been posted on the website and are open for discussion, see: http://icvts.ctsnetjournals.org/papbyrecent.dtl   To submit an eComment for a particular article in the listing, open it then simply click on the link 'eComments: submit' which appears in the content box to the right of the article Abstract or PDF proof.  To respond to a specific eComment simply click on the link which appears to its left.  We would be delighted if you could look at the papers posted and contribute any appropriate 'eComments' - your comments will be citable, posted on-line and subsequently published in print in ICVTS volume 7 / issue 5. eComments will also appear in PubMed.   To submit an article to ICVTS: http://submit-ejcts.ctsnetjournals.org/   Many thanks for your support, interest and cooperation. Yours sincerely, Ludwig von Segesser - Editor-in-Chief  ICVTS ICVTS Editorial Office av. Gd. St. Bernard 69B (app. 6) CH-1920 Martigny Switzerland tel: +41 27 7236171 fax: +41 27 7236173 e-mail: info@ejcts.ch http://submit-ejcts.ctsnetjournals.org/