title: Response to Pollari et al. re: "Clinical Impact of Telemedicine Network System at Rural Hospitals Without On-Site Cardiac Surgery Backup".
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Aso Medical Center , Aso, Japan .|2 Department of Cerebrovascular and Acute Coronary Syndrome, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University , Kumamoto, Japan .
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nagayoshi
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Cardiology, Kumamoto Central Hospital , Kumamoto, Japan .
authors.forename: Shuichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oshima
authors.affiliation: 4 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University , Kumamoto, Japan .|5 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center , Suita, Japan .
authors.forename: Hisao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogawa
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D006780:Hospitals, Rural; D006801:Humans; D017216:Telemedicine