title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA. rm891@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Ralph S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Mosca
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002404:Catheterization; D000075202:Contraindications; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D018636:Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010166:Palliative Care; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography