title: Reply to Hernández-Vaquero et al.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Ruben L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Osnabrugge
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Stuart J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Head
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands a.kappetein@erasmusmc.nl.
authors.forename: A Pieter
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Kappetein
authors.affiliation: Mid-Atlantic Cardiothoracic Surgeons, Sentara Heart Hospital, Norfolk, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Rich
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Aortic valve replacement; Coronary artery bypass grafting; Decision-making; Risk prediction; Transcatheter aortic valve implantation