title: Reply to the letter to the editor: Make surgery proud again.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shizuoka Medical Center, Shizuoka, Japan. Electronic address: kfgth973@ybb.ne.jp.
authors.forename: Hisato
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takagi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI, United States.
authors.forename: Tomo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shizuoka Medical Center, Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Umemoto