title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Falk CVRC, 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. rsmitch@stanford.edu
authors.forename: Robert Scott
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D015607:Stents