title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 525 E 68th St, M-424, New York, NY 10021, USA. lngirard@med.cornell.edu
authors.forename: Leonard N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Girardi
mesh_terms: D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome