title: Reply.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Valve Center, Komaki City Hospital, 1-20 Jobushi, Komaki, Aichi485-8500, Japan. Electronic address: sawamasa7007bb@nifty.com.
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sawazaki
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques