title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom. p.punjabi@imperial.ac.uk
authors.forename: Prakash P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Punjabi
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005976:Glutaral / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D058386:Mitral Valve Annuloplasty / Q000379:methods*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation*
chemical_list: D005976:Glutaral