title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, Milstein Hospital Bldg 7-435, 177 Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY 10032, USA. crs2@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Craig R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*