title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Pediatric Cardiology, 770 MUSC Complex, Suite 625, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. mukherr@musc.edu
authors.forename: Rupak
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004285:Dogs; D004867:Equipment Design; D020342:Finite Element Analysis; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D017725:Ventricular Pressure / Q000502:physiology