title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: W. Samuel Carpenter III Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery, Christiana Care Health System, 4755 Ogletown-Stanton Rd, PO Box 6001, Newark, DE 19718, USA.
authors.forename: Michael K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Banbury
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011788:Quality of Life; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016019:Survival Analysis