Reply: Sometimes consensus is a euphemism for compromise

• Alessandro Della Corte, MD,
• Joseph J. Maleszewski, MD,
• Borja Fernández, PhD,
• Ruggero De Paulis, MD,
• Laurent de Kerchove, MD,
• Joseph Bavaria, MD,
• Thoralf M. Sundt, MD,
• Hans-Joachim Schäfers, MD,
• Hector I. Michelena, MD

Affiliations

Alessandro Della Corte, MD

Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy

Joseph J. Maleszewski, MD

Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn

Borja Fernández, PhD

Departamento de Biologia Animal, Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto de Investigaciòn Biomèdica de Málaga, Universidad de Málaga, Ciber-CV, Málaga, Spain

Ruggero De Paulis, MD

Department of Cardiac Surgery, European Hospital and Unicamillus University Rome, Rome, Italy

Laurent de Kerchove, MD

Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium

Joseph Bavaria, MD

Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa

Thoralf M. Sundt, MD

Division of Cardiac Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass

Hans-Joachim Schäfers, MD

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany

Hector I. Michelena, MD

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn