title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Pushpanjali Crosslay Hospital, A 4 Yojana Vihar, Delhi, India 110092. asampath_kumar@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A Sampath
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left