The trade‐offs in the making of the interventional heart surgeon. Issue 1 (18th October 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gomes, Walter J.
• Is Part Of: Journal of cardiac surgery. Volume 37:Issue 1(2022)
• Page Start: 93
• Page End: 95
• Publication Date: 2021-10-18
• Subjects: catheterization -- coronary -- heart surgery -- intervention -- valve; Heart -- Surgery -- Periodicals; 617.412005
• DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16087
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0886-0440

Abstract

Abstract: The current generation of heart surgeons is experiencing growing consternation with the introduction of the so‐called disruptive transcatheter procedures, seemingly threatening the stability and even existence of contemporary cardiovascular surgery. We provide a commentary reporting the comparative outcomes of transcatheter therapies and conventional surgery throughout different scenarios and the evolving superiority of the surgical techniques. The upfront conclusion is that surgeons should strive to keep their surgical skills; the downfall of surgery is not anticipated and as revealed, will hold its ground for the foreseeable future.