title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Service (112), San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 4150 Clement St, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA. mark.ratcliffe@med.va.gov
authors.forename: Mark B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Ratcliffe
mesh_terms: D020342:Finite Element Analysis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling