title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale Bambino Gesu', Piazza S. Onofrio 4, Rome, 00165, Italy. didonato@opbg.net
authors.forename: Roberto M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Di Donato
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*