• Semin. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Jan 2015

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    Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery: When Less Is More.

    • Joseph Lamelas and Tom C Nguyen.
    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL. Electronic address: jlamelasmd@aol.com.
    • Semin. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2015 Jan 1; 27 (1): 49-56.

    AbstractSternotomy 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. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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