title: Letters to the Editor.
authors.affiliation: Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Division of Cardiology, Elmhurst Hospital Center, Elmhurst, NY madiasj@nychhc.org ; Program Director, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship, Department of Anesthesiology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA, kural@ochsner.org.
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Madias