title: Reply to Balta et al.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada.
authors.forename: Elsayed
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Elmistekawy
authors.forename: Munir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boodhwani
mesh_terms: D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000601:surgery*; D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D011292:Premedication
chemical_list: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
keywords: Aortic valve replacement; Morbidity; Mortality; Preoperative anaemia