title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA. smasroor@mcw.edu
authors.forename: Saqib
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Masroor
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D004452:Echocardiography; D017128:Embolectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology