Valvular Heart Disease: Geography Is Destiny!

Faisal G Bakaeen^{1

2}, Wael Jaber^{1

3}, Simrat Kaur^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
² Department of thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
³ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Editorial

Faisal G Bakaeen et al. JACC Adv. 2024.

. 2024 Aug 28;3(12):101132.

doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101132. eCollection 2024 Dec.

Faisal G Bakaeen^{1

2}, Wael Jaber^{1

3}, Simrat Kaur^{1

3}

¹ Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
² Department of thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
³ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: aortic valve; heart valve; mitral valve; tricuspid valve; valvular heart disease.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.

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