title: Response to letter regarding article, "growth properties of cardiac stem cells are a novel biomarker of patients' outcome after coronary bypass surgery".
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: D'Amario
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Leone
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iaconelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Luciani
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gaudino
authors.affiliation: Departments of Anesthesia and Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Ramaswamy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kannappan
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Manchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Severino
authors.affiliation: Departments of Anesthesia and Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Sang Hun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Graziani
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Gina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Biasillo
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Macchione
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Costantino
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Smaldone
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cellini
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Siracusano
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Lara
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ottaviani
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Massetti
authors.affiliation: Departments of Anesthesia and Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Polina
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Goichberg
authors.affiliation: Departments of Anesthesia and Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Annarosa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leri
authors.affiliation: Departments of Anesthesia and Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Piero
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Anversa
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Crea
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000473:pathology*