Editorial: Balloon Valvotomy During Pregnancy
Dieter Horstkotte MD, Dieter Fassbender MD, Cornelia Piper MD

What is the Role of Balloon Dilatation for Severe Aortic Stenosis During Pregnancy?
Saul G. Myerson MD, Andrew R. J. Mitchell MD, Oliver J. M. Ormerod DM, Adrian P. Banning

Valve Replacement in Women of Childbearing Age: Influences on Mother, Fetus and Neonate
Tomislav Mihaljevic MD, Subroto Paul MD, Marzia Leacche MD, James D. Rawn MD, Lawrence H. Cohn MD, John G. Byrne MD

Pediatric Mitral Valve Replacement: Incremental Risk Factors Impacting Survival and Reintervention
Ganesh Shanmugam FRCS, Kenneth MacArthur FRCS, James Pollock FRCS

Mechanical Aortic Valve Replacement: Long-Term Outcomes in Children
Ganesh Shanmugam FRCS, Kenneth MacArthur FRCS, James Pollock FRCS

Seventeen-Year Clinical Results of 1,037 Mitroflow Pericardial Heart Valve Prostheses in the Aortic Position
Charles A. Yankah MD, Jens Schubel MD, Semih Buz MD, Henryk Siniawski MD, Roland Hetzer MD

Reduction of the QT Interval Dispersion after Aortic Valve Replacement reflects Changes in Electrical Function rather than Structural Remodeling
Ewa Orlowska-Baranowska MD, Rafal Baranowski MD, Beata Kulmierczyk MD, Janina Stpilska MD

Acoustic Diagnosis of Aortic Stenosis
Zhanyu Sun MD, Kian-Keong Poh MD, Lieng-Hsi Ling MD, G.S. Hong MD, Chye-Heng Chew PhD

Anterior Mitral Basal ‘Stay’ Chords are Essential for Left Ventricular Geometry and Function
Wolfgang A. Goetz MD, Hou-Sen Lim MS, Emmanuel Lansac MD, Hashim A. Saber PhD, Filip Pekar MD, Patricia A. Weber DrPH, Carlos M.G. Duran MD

Influence of Different Echocardiographic Imaging Modes on the Assessment of Anterior Mitral Leaflet Thickness
Sevket Gorgulu MD, Mehmet Eren MD, Bayram Bagirtan MD, Nevzat Uslu MD, Mehmet Ates MD, Tuna Tezel MD

A Valve Replacement Technique for Heavily Calcified Mitral Valve and Annulus
Hiroshi Iida MD, Yoshihiko Mochizuki MD, Yasushi Matsushita MD, Hideaki Mori MD, Yasuyuki Yamada MD, Shinichiro Miyoshi MD

Decellularization of Bovine Pericardium for Tissue-Engineering by Targeted Removal of Xenoantigens
Ana C. Gonçalves DVM, Leigh G. Griffiths MS, Russell V. Anthony PhD, E. Christopher Orton DVM

Localization and Pattern of Expression of Extracellular Matrix Components in Human Heart Valves
Najma Latif PhD, Padmini Sarathchandra PhD, Patricia M. Taylor PhD, Joseph Antoniw PhD, Magdi H. Yacoub FRS

Biocompatibility and Recellularization Potential of an Acellular Porcine Heart Valve Matrix
Helen E. Wilcox PhD, Sotiris A. Korossis PhD, Catherine Booth PhD, Kevin G. Watterson FRCS, John N. Kearney PhD, John Fisher PhD, Eileen Ingham PhD

Primary Valvular Surgery in Octogenarians: Perioperative Outcome
Frédéric Collart MD, Horea Feier MD, Francois Kerbaul MD, Annick Mouly-Bandini MD, Alberto Riberi MD, Elsa Di Stephano MD, Yves Seree MD, Thierry G. Mesana PhD, Dominique Metras MD

Does EuroSCORE Predict Length of Stay and Specific Postoperative Complications after Heart Valve Surgery?
Ioannis K. Toumpoulis MD, Constantine E. Anagnostopoulos MD

Contribution of Selected Serum Inflammatory Mediators to the Progression of Chronic Rheumatic Valve Disease, Subsequent Valve Calcification and NYHA Functional Class
Vedat Davutoglu MD, Ahmet Celik MD, Mehmet Aksoy MD

Geometrical Model of the Pulmonary Root
Denis Berdajs, Patonay Lajos, Gregor Zünd, Marko Turina

Replacement of Mechanical Mitral Valve Prosthesis due to Patient Intolerance of Clicking Noise: Case Report
Faraz Kerendi MD, Robert A. Guyton MD

Tricuspid Valve Repair for Biopsy-Induced Regurgitation in a Heart Transplant Recipient
José L. Navia MD, Fernando A. Atik MD, Pablo Ruda Vega MD, Mario Garcia MD, Randall C. Starling MD, Gonzalo V. Gonzalez-Stawinski MD, Nicholas G. Smedira MD, Delos M. Cosgrove MD

Mitral Valve Replacement in a Patient with Severe Thrombophilic Status and Direct Antiglobulin Test Positivity: Case Report
Stefano Mastrobuoni MD, Giuseppe Avvisati MD, Maria Cristina Tirindelli MD, Massimo Migliaccio MD, Massimo Chello MD, Elvio Covino MD

Fatal Burkholderia cepacia Early Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: A Very Rare Case and a Review of the Literature
Neera Aggarwal MD, Sheetal Garg MD, Harshbir S. Pannu MCH, Tarlochan S. Kler MD

In response to
Chambers J, Rimington H, Rajani R, Hodson F, Blauth C. Hemodynamic performance on exercise: comparison of a stentless and stented biological aortic valve replacement. J Heart Valve Dis 2004;13:729-733