title: Percutaneous therapies for valvular heart disease.
abstract: Balloon valvuloplasty has been in clinical use for over 20 years, but the prospect of repairing and replacing cardiac valves via catheter-based techniques represents a truly recent development. This review introduces evolving technologies and their relevance to cardiovascular pathologists.
authors.affiliation: Center for the Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology, Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, , Boston, MA 02120, USA.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: Jennifer K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Donald S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Baim
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy; D011664:Pulmonary Valve; D015607:Stents; D014261:Tricuspid Valve