title: Mitral valve operations through standard and smaller incisions.
authors.affiliation: Pacific Coast Cardiac & Vascular Surgeons, Sequoia Hospital, Redwood City, California 94062, USA. vgaudiani@pccvs.com
authors.forename: Vincent A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Gaudiani
authors.forename: Gary L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Grunkemeier
authors.forename: Luis J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: Audrey L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: YingXing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000401:mortality*; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D015995:Prevalence; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000401:mortality*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology