title: Update in cardiac surgery.
abstract: Cardiac surgery continues to evolve in response to advances in technology, patient demands, and healthcare reimbursement. The development of minimally invasive operative techniques and laser technology has enhanced the therapeutic armamentarium available to the cardiac surgeon. Advances in biomaterial development will see the artificial heart in clinical trials by the millennium.
authors.affiliation: Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport, USA.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Mancini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Halldorsson
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000639:trends*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans