title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wenk
authors.forename: Julius
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guccione
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ratcliffe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001158:Arteries / Q000637:transplantation*; D018421:Cardiomyoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000601:surgery*; D009852:Omentum / Q000637:transplantation*; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*