title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Center, First Hospital of Tsinghua University, No. 6 Jiu Xian Qiao 1st Rd, Beijing, China. wuqingyu@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn
authors.forename: Qing-yu
authors.initials: QY
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000601:surgery*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D005260:Female; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D018633:Pulmonary Atresia / Q000601:surgery*