title: Reply.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Circolo Hospital, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy. Electronic address: giangi_cappabianca@libero.it.
authors.forename: Giangiuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cappabianca
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Gavazzeni Hospital, Bergamo, Italy.
authors.forename: Giampiero
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Esposito
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*