Reply to Kambhampati et al

Journal Article Accepted manuscript Reply to Kambhampati et al Get access Tim Knochenhauer , Tim Knochenhauer Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany Corresponding author: Tim Knochenhauer, MD, University Heart & Vascular Center Hamburg, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Martinistraße 52, D-20246 Hamburg, Germany, e-mail: [email protected], Phone: 0049-152-22811021 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Fausto Biancari , Fausto Biancari Department of Cardiac Surgery, Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, Milan, Italy Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Lenard Conradi , Lenard Conradi Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Till Joscha Demal Till Joscha Demal Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, GermanyGerman Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Luebeck, Hamburg Germany Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezaf287, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf287 Published: 23 August 2025 Article history Received: 31 July 2025 Accepted: 22 August 2025 Published: 23 August 2025