title: The year in valvular heart disease.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, LAC+USC Medical Center, Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA.
authors.forename: Shahbudin H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Rahimtoola
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000401:mortality; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D019934:International Normalized Ratio; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000503:physiopathology; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000601:surgery; D014261:Tricuspid Valve; D018497:Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / Q000503:physiopathology