title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Blalock 618, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors.forename: Duke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cameron
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation; D016019:Survival Analysis