title: Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: smaller incisions, better outcomes?
authors.affiliation: Greenville Hospital Systems, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Catherine L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: McKnight
authors.forename: Barry
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: Dawn
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Blackhurst
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bolton
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D016896:Treatment Outcome