title: Valvular heart disease: a century of progress.
abstract: The 20th century witnessed amazing advances in the diagnosis and treatment of valvular heart disease. The advances and our hopes for future progress are described.
authors.affiliation: The Griffith Center, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, LAC+USC Medical Center, Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Anilkumar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mehra
authors.forename: Shahbudin H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Rahimtoola
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000266:history; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000266:history; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler / Q000266:history; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000266:history* / Q000628:therapy; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans