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 ...

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, ...

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 — 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 ...

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 ...

Individuals can help strengthen their heart valves through dietary changes, regular exercise, and managing blood pressure. Strong heart valves are essential for a healthy heart. A strong, functional ...

When pediatric cardiac surgeons evaluate options for their smallest patients with the most severe cardiac birth defects, they don’t have a lot of good choices. For conditions such as truncus ...

British cardiac patients will soon be fitted with heart valves that grow naturally within the body, marking a significant ...

Now, a team of UBC Okanagan researchers believe they have found a way to harness the strengths of both technologies in a way that could be life-changing - and life-saving - for many. Dr. Hadi ...

A groundbreaking heart procedure at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital has made Maryland history. Joan Mertz, 83, became the first patient in the state to undergo an artificial heart valve replacement ...

Pulmonary valve stenosis can be both congenital (present at birth) or something adults develop later on in life. It can range in severity from mild to severe cases. Often, a person may not know they ...