Commentary: There are chords in the human heart that had better not be vibratedCentral Message

• Giorgia Bonalumi, MD,
• Ilaria Giambuzzi, MD,
• Alessandro Parolari, MD, PhD,
• Michele Di Mauro, MD, PhD, MSc

Affiliations

Giorgia Bonalumi, MD

Department of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Monzino Cardiology Center, Milan, Italy

Ilaria Giambuzzi, MD

Department of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Monzino Cardiology Center, Milan, Italy; DISCCO (Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e di Comunità), University of Milan, Milan, Italy

Alessandro Parolari, MD, PhD

Unit of Cardiac Surgery and Translational Research, IRCCS Policlinico S. Donato, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

Michele Di Mauro, MD, PhD, MSc

Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Unit, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Address for reprints: Michele Di Mauro, MD, PhD, MSc, Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Unit, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC), P. Debyelaan 25, 6202 AZ, Maastricht, The Netherlands.