title: Editorial comment: acute type A aortic dissection: surgical intervention for all.
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Elefteriades
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*