Heart valve disease occurs when one or more heart valves aren’t working as well as expected. Heart valve disease may be an inherited or acquired condition. Heart valve disease occurs when one or more ...

A leaky heart valve means blood isn’t moving correctly through one of the heart’s four valves. This can cause complications like heart rhythm disturbances and heart failure. But treatment is usually ...

In a healthy heart, blood flows in only one direction. The four valves of the heart prevent blood from flowing backward. But a leaky heart valve, or heart valve regurgitation, causes a backflow of ...

Valvular heart disease, also called heart valve disease, occurs when you have a diseased or damaged heart valve. When your heart pumps blood, your valves open and close to keep blood flowing in the ...

A leaky heart valve — also known as heart valve regurgitation or valve insufficiency — is a heart valve that does not close properly. As the heart pumps, some blood leaks back through the valve. The ...

Your aortic valve is part of your heart, a strong muscle that pumps blood through your body. The aortic valve controls the blood flowing out from the heart. It opens every time your heart contracts, ...

Washington, DC - Predicting the future is a fool's game, and predicting successful drug and device therapy in cardiovascular medicine is just as tricky. When bioabsorbable stents emerged on the radar ...

A study led by the University of Bristol, Bristol, England, has found that mechanical heart valves provide better long-term survival than biological heart valves in patients aged 50-70 years. The ...

Your heart is a muscular organ that helps circulate your blood, which delivers oxygen and nutrients to your tissues. There are four chambers and four valves in your heart, and each ensures proper ...

Valvular heart disease, often initially dismissed as aging or stress, can lead to serious complications like heart failure and stroke. Faulty valves strain the heart by forcing it to work harder, ...

Calcification is the bane of the human heart valve. Human heart valves are plagued by stenosis 1 – or the thickening or stiffening of the valve leaflets caused by a build-up of calcium. Millions of ...