title: Valvular heart disease/cardiac surgery.
authors.affiliation: Griffith Center, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, LAC + USC Medical Center, Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA.
authors.forename: Shahbudin H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Rahimtoola
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans