title: Shifting a Paradigm of Cardiac Surgery: From Minimally Invasive to Micro-Invasive.
abstract: The development of new techniques for the treatment of almost all structural heart pathologies that do not require cardiopulmonary bypass and aortic cross-clamping, such as transcatheter aortic valve replacement and transapical mitral chordae implantation, define a new age of our specialty: the micro-invasive (microICS) cardiac surgery era.
authors.forename: Augusto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Onofrio
authors.forename: Gino
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gerosa
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D005544:Forecasting; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D059032:Learning Curve; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000458:organization & administration; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome