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: R Scott
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D001015:Aortic Arch Syndromes / Q000601:surgery*; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000601:surgery*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans