title: Preoperative hemoglobin level as a predictor of mortality after aortic valve replacement surgery: reply.
authors.affiliation: Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Albert H M
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: van Straten
authors.affiliation: Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Saskia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Houterman
authors.affiliation: Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ibrahim Özdemir
authors.affiliation: Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Ted W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Elenbaas
authors.affiliation: Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Mohamed A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Soliman Hamad
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000401:mortality*; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins