title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Kiel School of Medicine, Arnold-Heller-Str 7, Kiel, D-24105 Germany. lutter@kielheart.uni-kiel.de
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lutter
authors.forename: Jochen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cremer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012756:Sheep; D015607:Stents; D053441:Suture Anchors