title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114, USA. rkaple@partners.org
authors.forename: Ryan K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Kaple
mesh_terms: D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D015897:Comorbidity; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality*; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery