title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Louisville and Kosair Children's Hospital, 201 Abraham Flexner Way, Ste 1200, Louisville, KY 40202, USA. eaustin@louisvilleheartsurgery.com
authors.forename: Erle H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Austin
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D055989:Septal Occluder Device; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*