title: Reply.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Ultrasound Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114. Electronic address: cmihos@mgh.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Christos G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Mihos
authors.affiliation: Columbia University, Mount Sinai Heart Institute, Miami Beach, Florida.
authors.forename: Orlando
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Santana