title: Minimally invasive valve surgery: what the pathologist should know.
abstract: Minimally invasive approaches in cardiac surgery have emerged as an alternative to standard techniques particularly in patients undergoing valvular surgery. Their established benefits for the patients are likely to cause their widespread use in the future. The purpose of this is to provide an overview of modern minimally invasive approaches in valvular surgery with an emphasis on aspects of the surgery relevant for cardiovascular pathologists.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA. tmihaljevic@partners.org
authors.forename: Tomislav
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mihaljevic
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Unic
authors.forename: John G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Byrne
authors.forename: Lawrence H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Cohn
mesh_terms: D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D010338:Pathology, Clinical; D012371:Robotics