Modern cardiac surgery: the future of cardiac surgery in Australia

• Published in: ANZ journal of surgery Vol. 87; no. 9; pp. 661 - 664
• Main Authors: Stamp, Nikki, Granger, Emily, Larbalestier, Robert
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melbourne John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 01.09.2017; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: aortic surgery; Australia - epidemiology; Cardiac Surgical Procedures - education; Cardiac Surgical Procedures - methods; Cardiovascular Diseases - mortality; Cardiovascular Diseases - surgery; Catheters; Coronary Artery Bypass - methods; Coronary artery disease; Coronary Artery Disease - surgery; Disease control; Heart diseases; Heart surgery; Heart Valve Diseases - surgery; Humans; medical education; Medical instruments; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - methods; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - utilization; Physicians; Surgeons - education; Surgery; surgical training; transcatheter aortic valve implantation; Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement - methods; Australia; coronary artery disease; transcatheter aortic valve implantation; surgical training; aortic surgery; medical education
• ISSN: 1445-1433; 1445-2197
• DOI: 10.1111/ans.14031

Cardiac surgery is a relatively young specialty and is undergoing many changes presently. The advent of catheter‐based technology, minimally invasive surgery and better information regarding the roles of cardiac surgery in the management of common cardiac disease is changing the way we provide services. In Australia, attention must be turned to the way cardiac surgical services are provided to enable delivery of modern procedures. This has implications for the provision of training. We explore the face of modern cardiac surgery and how this may be taken up in Australia.