title: Reply to the editor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Vito
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mannacio
authors.affiliation: Divisions of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Yale Medical School, New Haven, Conn; Cardiology, University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Meier
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliera Santobono-Pausillipon, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Antignano
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Di Tommaso
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: De Amicis
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vosa
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013988:Ticlopidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D013988:Ticlopidine