title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, West Virginia University, School of Medicine, Robert C. Byrd Health Science Center, PO Box 9100, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA. gmurray@hsc.wvu.edu
authors.forename: Gordon F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Murray
mesh_terms: D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*