title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, CII/ 26 Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029 India. asampath_kumar@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Arkalgud Sampath
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012307:Risk Factors; D014694:Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / Q000503:physiopathology*