The annual awards of the Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery recognise excellence in scientific publication and peer review. Awards are presented for outstanding articles published in the Journal and for exceptional contributions made by its reviewers.

The 72nd Annual Conference of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgeons
Lalthazuali, Gupta A, Balakrishnan I, Mehta K, Gupta A. Effect of ultrasound-guided transversus thoracic plane block on post-operative analgesia in patients undergoing cardiac surgery through midline sternotomy, a randomized controlled trial. Ind J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;41:1532-1543.
Idhrees M, Kasturi S, Kumar A, Velayudhan B. Use of saphenous vein to reimplant intercostal arteries during thoraco-abdominal aortic replacement. Ind J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;41:41-44.
Shetty T, Aironi B, Kulkarni D, Patil P. Institution of cardiopulmonary bypass in an awake patient for resection of isolated intrathoracic right subclavian artery aneurysm causing near total compression of the trachea. Ind J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2025;41:175-178.