title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Leipzig-Heart Center, Struempellstr 39, Leipzig, Germany. torsten.doenst@med.uni-leipzig.de
authors.forename: Torsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Doenst
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D020782:Matrix Metalloproteinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications; D051381:Rats; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D019714:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D019714:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases; D020782:Matrix Metalloproteinases