title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3851, Durham, NC 27710, USA. glowe001@mc.duke.edu
authors.forename: Donald
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Glower
mesh_terms: D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000209:etiology*