title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, U. Z. Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, Leuven, Belgium B-3000 Germany. paul.herijgers@uzleuven.be
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Herijgers
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011788:Quality of Life; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends; D013997:Time Factors; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome