title: Reply to Kurkluoglu et al.
authors.forename: Kazutoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tachibana
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Higami
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods*; D013599:Systole / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: Heart beating; Myocardial injury; Retrograde administration; Retrograde cardioprotective beating test; Venous drainage