title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Joan C. Edwards Marshall University School of Medicine, 1600 Medical Center Drive, Suite G500, Huntington, WV 25705, USA. mark_stecker@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mark M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Stecker
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D049292:Leukoaraiosis / Q000150:complications; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology*