The results underscore the need to perform CT imaging when deciding between procedures in patients with aortic stenosis.

THE clinical methods of history and physical examination and laboratory findings such as x-ray study and electrocardiography often prove inadequate for the differentiation of stenosis of the aortic ...

Large-bore devices and longer time on support each up the risk. A study author calls for awareness, not alarm.

According to the American Heart Association, valvular heart disease affects about 2.5% of adults in the United States, and more than 100,000 patients undergo valve replacement surgery each year.

The valves consist of flaps that open to let blood flow in one direction as it moves through the chambers of the heart. Then the valves close to keep blood from flowing backwards into the chamber it ...

SINGAPORE – Snowy, a pomeranian, was 11 years old when her bouts of rapid breathing related to a heart condition worsened. An earlier ultrasound in 2022 had shown she had mitral valve disease (MVD), a ...