JAMA Surgery: Cardiac Valve Disorders Topic Collection http://archsurg.jamanetwork.com/ en-us Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:44:51 GMT Silverchair editor@archsurg.jamanetwork.com webmaster@archsurg.jamanetwork.com Mixter Lecture: Changing Clinical Practice in Surgery http://archsurg.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=508513 Fri, 01 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT Kron IL. <span class="paragraphSection">The purpose of this lecture is to determine how surgical dogmas change. Clearly, change is critical for evolution of surgical technique and concept. The purpose of every academic surgeon, in addition to their teaching and research roles, is to translate basic science principles to clinical care. It is perhaps worthwhile to define dogma as “a principle, belief or idea authoritatively considered to be the absolute truth.” To illustrate changing dogmas I would like to use the surgical treatment of heart failure as a model.</span> 140 4 368 370 10.1001/archsurg.140.4.368 http://archsurg.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=508513