title: Reply to the Editor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Weiguang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Weixun
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Dinghua
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yi
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000208:ethnology*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000208:ethnology*; D044466:Asian People; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012042:Registries