title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse, CH-3010 Berne, Switzerland. thierry.carrel@insel.ch
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Carrel
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Czerny
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D004210:Dissection / Q000379:methods*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome