title: The science of cardiac surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Alabama, Birmingham.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Kirklin
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000401:mortality* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D015993:Life Tables; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate