title: Reply to the editor.
authors.affiliation: Columbia University Division of Cardiology, Mount Sinai Heart Institute, Miami Beach, Fla.
authors.forename: Orlando
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Santana
authors.forename: Natalia V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Solenkova
authors.forename: Andres M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Pineda
authors.forename: Christos G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Mihos
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lamelas
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D058386:Mitral Valve Annuloplasty; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D013908:Thoracotomy
keywords: 28; 35; 35.4