title: The year in cardiovascular surgery.
abstract: This paper highlights information from cardiovascular surgical articles published in 2006 that are likely to have a broad impact on the practice of cardiovascular specialists in years ahead. Preference was given to articles that are innovative in purpose, thoughtful in design, and definitive in conclusions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery/Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27715, USA. jones060@mc.duke.edu
authors.forename: Robert H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D015706:Bibliometrics; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment