title: Reply to the editor.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Bonis
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lapenna
authors.forename: Ottavio
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Alfieri
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D058386:Mitral Valve Annuloplasty; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000601:surgery*