1 Department of Universitary Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Piazza Edmondo Malan 2, 20097 - San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy.
2 Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
3 Latin European Alliance of Cardiovascular Surgical Societies (LEACSS).
4 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery Discipline, Centro Universitário Fundação Assis Gurgacz, Cascavel, Brazil.
5 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery Discipline, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Cascavel, Brazil.
6 Teaching in Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, Faculdades Pequeno Príncipe, Curitiba, Brazil.
7 Latin American Association of Cardiac and Endovascular Surgery (LACES).
8 Veterans Affair Boston Healthcare System, Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology, Research, and Informatics Center (MAVERIC), and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.