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Department of Cardiac Surgery, Catholic University, Largo A. Gemelli 8, Rome, 00168 Italy
(Email: amedeo.anselmi@aliceposta.it).
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As heart failure due to coronary artery disease achieves the features of a pandemic, surgeons are increasingly challenged to search for valuable treatment options. Our ignorance as to the mechanisms leading to infarct extension and to heart failure long after myocardial infarction, despite well-perfused myocardium, is underscored by the disappointing results of current nontransplant surgical strategies. Sakamoto and associates [1] provide insight into the pathophysiology of ventricular mechanics and remodeling after myocardial
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