title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, PO Box 100129, Gainesville, FL 32610-0129, USA. beavetm@surgery.ufl.edu
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Beaver
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends; D016896:Treatment Outcome