title: Invited commentary.
authors: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, 550 Peachtree St, NE, 6th Flr MOT, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA.
authors: Vinod H
authors: VH
authors: Thourani
authors: Michael E
authors: ME
authors: Halkos
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013318:Stroke Volume; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014463:Ultrasonography; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology