Protecting your heart starts with understanding how it works. Heart valve diseases are conditions that can disrupt the flow ...

Background: There are insufficient data regarding how to deal with moderate aortic valve (AV) dysfunction during rheumatic mitral valve (MV) surgery. In this study, the clinical outcomes of patients ...

Surgical repair or valve replacement for severe tricuspid regurgitation ... structural heart disease and noncardiac complications are markedly different with tricuspid valves vs aortic and mitral ...

In AVS, calcium deposits build up and narrow the aortic valve, forcing the heart to work harder to move blood. The condition typically progresses over time, with symptoms like chest pain ...

Patients aged between 50 to 70 years with a mechanical heart ... of structural valve failure. In terms of repeat valve interventions, only patients who underwent re-do surgical aortic valve ...

Discover how recent advancements in cardiovascular medicine, including TAVI and TEER, are revolutionizing heart disease ...

According to the medical provider, the CentraCare Heart and Vascular team accomplished another milestone when they used two ...

As people age, a buildup of calcium on the aortic valve can make it thicker and stiffer leading to aortic stenosis. In addition, congenital heart defects, rheumatic fever, bacterial infections ...

From valve repair with MitraClip to advanced aortic-disease solutions, Malaysia’s largest heart hospital is transforming ...

treating serious heart conditions is safer and more effective than ever. The hospital also offers transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVr) for mitral regurgitation and transcatheter aortic ...

Examination of the heart ... stenosed mitral valve was found and was fractured digitally. The pulmonary artery was markedly dilated. During the bypass there was no aortic regurgitation.