title: Reply: To PMID 24996724.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, 1190 Fifth Ave, New York, NY10029. Electronic address: ahmed.el-eshmawi@mountsinai.org.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El-Eshmawi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, 1190 Fifth Ave, New York, NY10029.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pawale
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, 1190 Fifth Ave, New York, NY10029.
authors.forename: Kahn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, 1190 Fifth Ave, New York, NY10029.
authors.forename: Anelechi C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Anyanwu
mesh_terms: D001705:Bioprosthesis; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000151:congenital*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000002:abnormalities*