Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ST. LOUIS — Dr. Scally, a cardiothoracic surgeon with Prairie Cardiovascular in O’Fallon, Illinois, explains mitral valve disease, ...

New findings reveal a potential connection between serotonin activity and the progression of a widespread heart valve disorder. Serotonin is best known for its role in mood, but new research suggests ...

NEW YORK, NY—Development of bioprosthetic valve dysfunction (BVD) may contribute to worse outcomes at 5 years after transcatheter or surgical valve replacement in patients with symptomatic severe ...

Women can be more prone than men are to certain types of heart valve problems.The human heart has many different valves that ...

Background Secondary tricuspid regurgitation (TR) often develops or persists following left-sided valve surgery. However, its ...

Aortic valve disease encompasses a spectrum of disorders affecting the aortic valve, with calcification being a hallmark of the most severe forms. Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) is characterised ...

WPI researcher Kristen Billiar leads part of multicenter project funded by American Heart Association to determine causes of ...

Take this news to heart. You could have a common condition that increases your risk of heart attack and stroke — and not even know it. More than a quarter of “healthy” adults over 60 have undiagnosed ...

SAN FRANCISCO — In two forms of severe mitral valve disease with high rates of mortality and limited treatment options, multicenter trials with novel transcatheter devices produced what experts ...

MONTH AND TOMORROW IS HEART VALVE DISEASE AWARENESS DAY. SO RIGHT NOW I’M JOINED BY DOCTOR ARUN KUMAR REDDY WHO IS A CARDIOLOGIST AT UPMC. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME ...

Beware! Extreme fatigue and acute breathing problems could be the first two indicators of aortic stenosis after 60. Scroll ...