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Hi folks,
I know that the cardiac surgeons are in pretty bad shape now since almost all the procedures they used to do (especially bypass surgery) can now be done by interventional cardiologists with minimally invasive procedures.
However, I read some articles stipulating that research points to the fact that stenting can have long term consequences, in which case cardiac surgery might be the preferable procedure.
Many are already talking about a prominent rise and comeback of cardiac surgeons. Personally, I think that the future belongs to interventional cards. What do you guys think?
References (interesting articles about the subject):
I know that the cardiac surgeons are in pretty bad shape now since almost all the procedures they used to do (especially bypass surgery) can now be done by interventional cardiologists with minimally invasive procedures.
However, I read some articles stipulating that research points to the fact that stenting can have long term consequences, in which case cardiac surgery might be the preferable procedure.
Many are already talking about a prominent rise and comeback of cardiac surgeons. Personally, I think that the future belongs to interventional cards. What do you guys think?
References (interesting articles about the subject):
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[URL="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/25/health/25bypass.html?_r=1&em&ex=1172552400&en=8ecfb79a03cdc6a3&ei=5087%0A"]http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/25/health/25bypass.html?_r=1&em&ex=1172552400&en=8ecfb79a03cdc6a3&ei=5087%0A[/URL]