title: Reply.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, G. Mazzini Hospital, Teramo, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Berretta
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Di Bartolomeo
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, G. Mazzini Hospital, Piazza Italia, 64100 Teramo, Italy. Electronic address: marco.dieusanio@aslteramo.it.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Eusanio
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000145:classification* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male