title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, State University of New York-Stony Brook, T19,080 Health Sciences Center, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8191, USA. ibkmd@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Irvin
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Krukenkamp
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D015428:Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D002317:Cardiovascular Agents; D000241:Adenosine