title: Rethinking mitral valve surgery during the golden years.
authors.forename: Rajni K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Elyse
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Foster
mesh_terms: D018588:Fee-for-Service Plans / Q000639:trends*; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000401:mortality* / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D006278:Medicare / Q000639:trends*; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D017741:Survivors
keywords: Editorials; aged; echocardiography; mitral valve insufficiency; surgery