title: Valvular disease: the case for conventional treatment.
abstract: Minimally invasive cardiac surgery is still controversial and the overall incidence is low, especially with regard to valvular surgery. Currently, there is no trend towards an increase. Reasons include lack of ideal patients, technical difficulties, and financial constraints.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Münster, Germany. h.h.scheld@thgms.uni-muenster.de
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Scheld
mesh_terms: D004608:Eligibility Determination; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D018579:Patient Selection