title: Reply to the editor.
authors.affiliation: ARTORG Cardiovascular Engineering, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Tohid
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pirbodaghi
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Anesthesia, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Shannon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Axiak
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Department, Inselspital University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.affiliation: ARTORG Cardiovascular Engineering, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Stijn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vandenberghe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D011673:Pulsatile Flow; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left