title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, Devon PL6 8DH United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Malcolm
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dalrymple-Hay
mesh_terms: D001705:Bioprosthesis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome