title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgery Discipline, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Federal University of São Paulo, Rua Botucatu, 740, São Paulo, 04023-900 Brazil. wjgomes.dcir@epm.br
authors.forename: Walter J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Gomes
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000628:therapy*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male