title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Aortic Institute at Yale-New Haven School of Medicine, Boardman 2, 333 Cedar St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA. john.elefteriades@yale.edu
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Elefteriades
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Koullias
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020782:Matrix Metalloproteinases / Q000032:analysis*; D019714:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D019714:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases; D020782:Matrix Metalloproteinases