title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Paracelsus Private Medical University, Landeskrankenhaus Salzburg, Müllner Hauptstraße 48, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria. r.gottardi@salk.at
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gottardi
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Czerny
authors.forename: Rainald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Seitelberger
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000637:transplantation*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000601:surgery*