title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine/Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Laboratories, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 675 Charles E. Young Dr S, MRL-3579, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nsair
authors.forename: Katja
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schenke-Layland
mesh_terms: D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D024062:Collagen Type V / Q000378:metabolism*; D024161:Collagen Type XI / Q000378:metabolism*; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry
chemical_list: D024062:Collagen Type V; D024161:Collagen Type XI