title: Reply.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, AOU Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy.
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bianchini
authors.affiliation: Division of Anaestesiology and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Surgery, AOU Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy.
authors.forename: Lesley De
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pietri
authors.affiliation: Yale University School of Medicine and VA CT Healthcare System, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Digestive Diseases, New Haven, CT.
authors.forename: Guadalupe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Garcia-Tsao
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, AOU Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy.
authors.forename: Erica
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-6388-7022
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Villa