title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Dr, Falk CVRB, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.
authors.forename: Justin M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Schaffer
authors.forename: Steve K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D002423:Cause of Death; D015331:Cohort Studies; D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump / Q000379:methods*; D004452:Echocardiography; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D054144:Heart Failure, Diastolic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology; D012307:Risk Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality* / Q000503:physiopathology