title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Catania, Italy, San Camillo de'Lellis Hospital, Via C. Forlanini 50, 66100 Chieti, Italy. calafiore@unich.it
authors.forename: Antonio Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Calafiore
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000601:surgery* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013528:Surgical Staplers; D017792:Surgical Stapling; D034421:Sus scrofa; D014654:Vascular Patency; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation