title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai Beth Israel, First Ave at 16th St, Division of Cardiac Surgery, New York, NY 10003. Electronic address: rtranbau@chpnet.org.
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Tranbaugh
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality*