title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, 3108 Queeny Tower, 1 Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63110-1013. Electronic address: moonm@wustl.edu.
authors.forename: Marc R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Moon
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000209:etiology*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000150:complications*