title: Minimally-invasive valve surgery.
abstract: Minimally-invasive approaches have become increasingly important in cardiac valve surgery. Smaller incisions have become commonplace in many major centers. We reviewed the existing literature and present the current state-of-the-art of minimally-invasive valve operations in this paper.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Jan D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Schmitto
authors.forename: Suyog A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Mokashi
authors.forename: Lawrence H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Cohn
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D008943:Mitral Valve