title: Invited Commentary.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3051, Durham, NC 27710. Electronic address: gchad.hughes@duke.edu.
authors.forename: G Chad
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Hughes
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male