Chronic heart failure has become a significant health problem. Cardiac surgery has an important role in the treatment of patients with heart failure. There are traditional surgical techniques in cardiac surgery – coronary revascularization, valve surgery, ventricular reconstructive surgery as well as new surgical techniques – cardiac support device (CorCap), mechanical circulatory support and resynchronization therapy. Cardiac surgery has a definitive role in the treatment algorithm for chronic heart failure., J. Pirk., and Obsahuje seznam literatury