“…Exclusion criteria were LV-EF <30%, recent myocardial infarction, unstable angina, or recent coronary intervention, systolic pulmonary pressure > 60 mmHg, moderate or severe regurgitation or stenosis of other heart valves, chronic dialysis, anemia, cardiac cachexia, or life expectancy of less than 12 months. Currently, the follow-up up to 2 years was published [ 7 •].…”