title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, St. Lukes/Roosevelt Hospital, 1111 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10025, USA. dswistel@chpnet.org
authors.forename: Daniel G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Swistel
mesh_terms: D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013997:Time Factors; D014850:Waiting Lists