title: Invited Commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, 1600 SW Archer Rd, Rm NG-33, Gainesville, FL 32610.
authors.forename: Teng C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, 1600 SW Archer Rd, Rm NG-33, Gainesville, FL 32610. Electronic address: thomas.beaver@surgery.ufl.edu.
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Beaver
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male