title: [Advances in cardiac surgery].
abstract: The development of cardiovascular surgery has been accompanied by a series of advances in complementary technology, which has made it possible to carry out safer and less aggressive surgery. In this article there is a review of the latest progress in coronary and valvular surgery, cardiac insufficiency, arrhythmia and the application of extracorporeal circulation in non-cardiac diseases. These advances can serve as the starting point in order to build a future adapted to the needs generated by both patient and disease.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugia Cardiovascular, Clinica Universitaria, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona. jherreros@unav.es
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Herreros
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rábago
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martín Trenor
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013903:Thoracic Surgery