title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pontchaillou University Hospital, 2, rue Henri le Guilloux, 35000 Rennes, France. Electronic address: amedeo.anselmi@alice.it.
authors.forename: Amedeo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anselmi
authors.forename: Erwan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Flécher
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*