title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, University of Manitoba, Room 3038, SBGH Research Centre, 351 Tache Ave, Winnipeg, MB, R2H 2A6 Canada. idixon@sbrc.ca
authors.forename: Ian M C
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Dixon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D051379:Mice; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D012313:RNA / Q000235:genetics; D017725:Ventricular Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; C512835:POSTN protein, human; C082838:Postn protein, mouse; D012313:RNA