title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Rikshospitalet, Norway. j.l.svennevig@klinmed.uio.no
authors.forename: Jan Ludvig
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Svennevig
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D016019:Survival Analysis