title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Universitätsmedizin Mainz, Langenbeckstrasse 1, #505, 55131 Mainz, Germany. Electronic address: heinemann@uni-mainz.de.
authors.forename: Markus K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Heinemann
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced; D020760:Spinal Cord Ischemia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013895:Thoracic Arteries / Q000601:surgery*