title: Response to letter regarding article, "surgical revascularization is associated with maximal survival in patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation: a 20-year experience".
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Anthony W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Castleberry
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Judson B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Mani A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Daneshmand
authors.affiliation: Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Honeycutt
authors.affiliation: Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Linda K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Zainab
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Samad
authors.affiliation: Duke Clinical Research Institute, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Renato D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.affiliation: Duke Clinical Research Institute, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: John H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Joseph P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.affiliation: Duke Clinical Research Institute, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Eric J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Velazquez
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Carmelo A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Milano
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Peter K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization / Q000401:mortality*