title: Authors' reply.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey. dremrearugaslan@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Emre
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aruğaslan
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karaca
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kazım Serhan
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Özcan
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zengin
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa Adem
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Tatlısu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Emrah
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bozbeyoğlu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Seçkin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Satılmış
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Özlem
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Yıldırımtürk
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Siyami Ersek Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: İbrahim
authors.initials: İ
authors.lastname: Yekeler
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Medipol University Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zekeriya
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Nurkalem