title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 3601 4th St, MS 8312, Lubbock, TX 79416, USA. ari.halldorsson@ttuhsc.edu
authors.forename: Ari
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Halldorsson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D002314:Cardioplegic Solutions / Q000494:pharmacology*; D053148:Caspase 3 / Q000378:metabolism; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced; D006801:Humans; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015428:Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D020107:Troponin T / Q000378:metabolism; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D002314:Cardioplegic Solutions; D020107:Troponin T; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II; D053148:Caspase 3