title: The year in valvular heart disease.
authors.affiliation: Griffith Center, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, LAC + USC Medical Center, Keck School of Medicine at USC, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA.
authors.forename: Shahbudin H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Rahimtoola
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002648:Child; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015996:Survival Rate