title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Joshua N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: Thoralf
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sundt
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000145:classification*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000401:mortality*