title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Penn Presbyterian, 51 N 39th St, Heart and Vascular Pavilion 2A, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Electronic address: wilson.szeto@uphs.upenn.edu.
authors.forename: Wilson Y
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Szeto
mesh_terms: D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male