title: Reply to the editor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
authors.forename: Yijie
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
authors.forename: Qianjin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhong
mesh_terms: D000531:Altitude; D001343:Autophagy / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015428:Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / Q000517:prevention & control*