title: Reply.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Center of Operative Medicine, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstr 35, A-6020, Innsbruck, Austria. Electronic address: severin.semsroth@i-med.ac.at.
authors.forename: Severin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Semsroth
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D056346:Sternotomy / Q000379:methods*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*