title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Falk CVRC, 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. rsmitch@stanford.edu
authors.forename: R Scott
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods