title: Introduction to the Compendium on calcific aortic valve disease.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA.
authors.forename: Donald D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Heistad
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shanahan
authors.forename: Linda L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Demer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001021:Aortic Valve; D000082882:Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000639:trends*