title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Section of Cardiac Surgery, CVC Room 5144, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, SPC 5864, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5864, USA. hjpatel@med.umich.edu
authors.forename: Himanshu J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D017052:Hospital Mortality / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000639:trends; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D015607:Stents; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology