title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. mihaljt@ccf.org
authors.forename: Tomislav
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mihaljevic
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation / Q000401:mortality; D012189:Retrospective Studies