title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Catholic University, Largo A Gemelli, 8, 00168, Rome, Italy. amedeo.anselmi@alice.it
authors.forename: Amedeo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anselmi
mesh_terms: D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D058386:Mitral Valve Annuloplasty / Q000379:methods*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D014463:Ultrasonography