Background: Minimally invasive mitral valve(MV) surgery(MIVT) is increasingly performed with excellent clinical outcome, despite longer procedural times. This study analyzes clinical outcome and secondary organ function effects in a propensity-matched comparison with conventional MV surgery. Methods and Results: Out of 439 patients undergoing MV surgery from January 2005 to May 2017, 345 patients were included after propensity-matching: 95 sternotomy patients and 250 MIVT patients. Endpoints focused on survival, quality of MV repair and organ function effects through analysis of biomarkers and functional parameters. Despite longer cardiopulmonary bypass(sternotomy: 96.0(IQR34)min – MIVT:134.0(IQR42)min, p<0.001) and cardioplegic arrest times(sternotomy: 61.0(IQR26)min – MIVT:87.0(IQR34)min, p<0.001), no differences in survival nor complication rate were found. Effect on renal function(creatinine, p=0.751 – ureum, p=0.538 - glomerular filtration, p=0.848), myocardial damage by troponine I level (sternotomy:1.8±3.9ng/ml – MIVT:1.2±1.3ng/ml, p=0.438) and ventilatory support > 24 hours(sternotomy:5.5% - MIVT:9.5%, p=0.240) were comparable. Systemic inflammatory reaction by postoperative CRP count was markedly lower for MIVT(p<0.001). Increased rhadomyolysis was found after MIVT surgery, based on significant elevation of creatinine-kinase levels(sternotomy: 431±237U/L – MIVT: 701±595U/L, p<0.001). Conclusion: Despite an inherent learning curve, minimally invasive MV surgery guarantees a clinical outcome and MV repair quality, at least non-inferior to those of MV surgery via sternotomy. Notwithstanding longer cardiopulmonary bypass and cardiac arrest times, the impact on secondary organ function is negligible, excepted for a lower systemic inflammatory response. The postoperative increase of CK-enzymes suggestive for enhanced rhabdomyolysis needs to be accounted when procedural times tend to exceed the critical time threshold for severe limb ischemia.