title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, 300 Pasteur Dr, Falk Bldg 2nd Flr, Stanford, CA 94305-5407. Electronic address: joswoo@stanford.edu.
authors.forename: Y Joseph
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Woo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*