The latest developments in the field of cardiac surgery, including the minimally invasive cardiac surgery and the technique of surgery on beating heart will be presented at the 44th annual conference of the Indian Association of Cardio Vasacualr Thoracic Surgeons, starting here from March 19. A large number of eminent surgeons from the world over are scheduled to participate and deliver lectures on their own individual techniques in the continuing medical education (CME)programme on the theme of 'Minimally invasive surgery.'