title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California, San Diego, 9300 Campus Point Dr, La Jolla, CA92037-7982. Electronic address: pthistlethwaite@ucsd.edu.
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Thistlethwaite
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D050992:GATA5 Transcription Factor / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D052250:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D050992:GATA5 Transcription Factor; C494755:GATA5 protein, human; C496314:NOS3 protein, human; D052250:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III