title: Reply to the editor.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
authors.forename: Jamie L W
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
authors.forename: Gorav
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ailawadi
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000401:mortality*; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000401:mortality*; D008297:Male