title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Boston University, 88 E Newton, Robinson 402, Boston, MA 02118, USA. robert.poston@bmc.org
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Poston
authors.forename: Pranjal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Desai
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D056346:Sternotomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome