title: Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: still possible when aortic clamping is judged unsafe.
authors.forename: Hesham Z
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Saleh
authors.forename: Hazaim
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alwair
authors.forename: W Randolph
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Chitwood
mesh_terms: D061887:Conversion to Open Surgery / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D058386:Mitral Valve Annuloplasty / Q000379:methods*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D056346:Sternotomy; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*