title: Reply.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Louisville, 201 Abraham Flexner Way, Ste 1200, Louisville, KY 40202.
authors.forename: Erin M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Schumer
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Louisville, 201 Abraham Flexner Way, Ste 1200, Louisville, KY 40202.
authors.forename: Jaimin R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Trivedi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Louisville, 201 Abraham Flexner Way, Ste 1200, Louisville, KY 40202.
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Slaughter
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Louisville, 201 Abraham Flexner Way, Ste 1200, Louisville, KY 40202. Electronic address: allenchengcs@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Allen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male