title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Room 2123 270-05, 76th Ave, New Hyde Park, NY 11040, USA.
authors.forename: L Michael
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Graver
mesh_terms: D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003971:Diastole / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000601:surgery*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013318:Stroke Volume; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling / Q000502:physiology*