title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Surgery, The University of Chicago Medical Center, 5541 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. jeevan@uchicago.edu
authors.forename: Valluvan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jeevanandam
mesh_terms: D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*