The swift advances in interventional cardiology combined with the increasing risk of cardiac surgical procedures resulted in diminishing volume of coronary and valvular surgery and affected the future of cardiac surgery service and training. Application to cardiac surgery training programs have steadily declined. This cross-sectional study aimed at identifying main weakness facing cardiac surgery and advocating some recommendations to improve the status of current and future of cardiac surgery.

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心脏手术的未来，介绍介入外科医生

介入心脏病学的迅速发展加上心脏外科手术风险的增加导致冠状动脉和瓣膜手术量减少，并影响了心脏手术服务和培训的未来。心脏外科培训项目的申请稳步下降。这项横断面研究旨在确定心脏手术面临的主要弱点，并提出一些建议以改善心脏手术的现状和未来。