title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Falk CVRC, 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. rsmitch@stanford.edu
authors.forename: R Scott
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery*; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*