title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Catholic University, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, Rome, 00168 Italy. amedeo.anselmi@alice.it
authors.forename: Amedeo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anselmi
authors.forename: Carlo Nicola
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: De Cecco
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000166:cytology* / Q000473:pathology*; D012372:ROC Curve; D012016:Reference Values; D013312:Stress, Physiological; D013599:Systole; D014022:Tissue Survival