The diastolic sound (S2) is the second sound heard during normal heart sounds. S2 is the "dupp" in lubb-dupp. It is made when the aortic and pulmonary valves close. These valves close to prevent ...

and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). Managing underlying medical conditions that contribute to the ...

Dear K.T.: Dexfenfluramine, aka Redux (also called "fen-phen" in combination with phentermine), was sold in the 1990s until ...

The mitral valve is often described as having a ... resulting in a soft or even absent S1 heart sound. When pulmonary hypertension develops, the P2 component of the S2 heart sound will be ...

and Turek — transplanted aortic and pulmonary heart valves, along with the surrounding tissue. After 1 year, Owen’s valves were growing with him and he was happy and healthy, the team reported ...

A study led by bioengineers at the University of California San Diego sheds new light on how a type of heart valve disease, called aortic valve stenosis, progresses differently in males and females.

If you clench your hand into a fist, this is approximately the same size as your heart. It is located in the middle of the chest and slightly towards the left. The heart is a large muscular pump ...

If you clench your hand into a fist, this is approximately the same size as your heart. It is located in the middle of the chest and slightly towards the left. The heart is a large muscular pump ...