The Cardiac Surgery Service, directed by Dr. Rafael Llorens, with over 5.000 cardiac interventions, has, in some cases, pioneered in Spain the development of procedures like the new anastomosis techniques using mechanical suture in coronary surgery (C-Port and PAS-Port). The Service has been for years at the vanguard of applying cardiac surgical techniques such as off pump coronary artery bypass, minimally invasive valve placement, etc.