title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Quebec Heart Institute, Laval Hospital, 2725 Chemin Sainte-Foy, Sainte-Foy, G1V 4G5 Canada.
authors.forename: Jean G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Dumesnil
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pibarot
mesh_terms: D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014463:Ultrasonography; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality