title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Heart Institute at Children's Hospital, LA, Mail Stop #66, 4650 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA. wwells@chla.usc.edu
authors.forename: Winfield
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wells
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery*; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000637:transplantation*