title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery, The Congenital Heart Institute of Florida, St. Petersburg, FL33701, USA. jeffjacobs@msn.com
authors.forename: Jeffrey Phillip
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Shahian
authors.forename: Marshall L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: Constantine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mavroudis
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D020379:Risk Adjustment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome