title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Arizona Heart Institute, 2632 N 20th St, Phoenix, AZ 85006, USA. gwheatley@azheart.com
authors.forename: Grayson H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Wheatley
mesh_terms: D017130:Angioplasty / Q000379:methods; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D015607:Stents