title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Division, San Raffaele University Hospital, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy. stefano.benussi@hsr.it
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Benussi
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*