Almanac 2012: Adult cardiac surgery.

T a t f d s a a d t c t a n t h his review covers the important publications in adult cariac surgery in the last few years, including the current vidence base for surgical revascularisation and the use of ff-pump surgery, bilateral internal mammary arteries and ndoscopic vein harvesting. The changes in conventional ortic valve surgery are described alongside the outcomes f clinical trials and registries for transcatheter aortic valve mplantation, and the introduction of less invasive and ovel approaches of conventional aortic valve replacement urgery. Surgery for mitral valve disease is also considred, with particular reference to surgery for asymptomatic egenerative mitral regurgitation.