title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, VAMC Surgery 112D, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 4150 Clement St, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA. mratcliffe@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ratcliffe
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cambronero
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ge
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000601:surgery*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling / Q000502:physiology*