title: Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery: When Less Is More.
abstract: Sternotomy has been the gold standard in cardiac surgery and generally provides and unobstructed view of the heart. However, expertise in this traditional method may no longer suffice for the professional survival of cardiac surgeons, We must consider minimally invasive approaches to treating diseases of the heart. As such, the focus of this article will be on the past, present, and future of mini-valve surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL. Electronic address: jlamelasmd@aol.com.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lamelas
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Memorial Hermann Hospital-Heart and Vascular Institute, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Tom C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Nguyen
mesh_terms: D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*
keywords: aortic surgery; minimally invasive surgery; mitral surgery; robotic surgery; transcatheter aortic valve replacement; valve surgery