However if you don’t have a congenital heart defect, there are some steps you can take to reduce the risk of developing aortic valve disease. Take antibiotics when you have strep throat to prevent ...

Molly Cullingford, now 19, suffered chronic cramps, migraines and nausea for months before she was diagnosed with a serious ...

Mitral valve stenosis With this valve disease, the mitral valve opening is narrowed. It is often caused by a past history of rheumatic fever. It increases resistance to blood flow from the left atrium ...

He further stated that AI and machine learning tools are improving at predicting who might develop heart problems and in ...

Some common conditions that may cause heart failure include coronary artery disease, high blood pressure and an abnormal ...

The system is available for patients whose mitral valves are not working properly due to severe mitral annular calcification.

In a first-of-its-kind genome-wide association study (GWAS) researchers have discovered two genes, RNF144B and ENPP1, that ...

Similar to testing a car, a team of researchers at UBC Okanagan has been test-driving a number of mechanical heart valves (MHV)—and the one designed in their own lab appears to outperform the others.

Abbott announced the FDA approved its transcatheter mitral valve replacement system for patients with severe mitral annular ...

Abbott (NYSE: ABT) announced today that it received FDA approval for its Tendyne transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR ...

The FDA gave the OK for the North Chicago-based medical device maker's Tendyne transcatheter mitral valve replacement.