With new transcatheter options for the repair or replacement of tricuspid valves, the role and timing of repair — whether surgical or minimally invasive — is entering a time of transition.

According to a recent study, male patients with inflammatory bowel disease face a higher risk for ischemic heart diseases.

When to visit a Cardiac Surgeon? Understanding when to consult a cardiac surgeon is crucial for managing heart ailments effectively. Persistent chest pain, severe shortness of breath, unexplained ...

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, according to a new report. The American Heart Association (AHA) report, published Monday in the journal Circulation, found that ...

Heart disease is a term used to describe a constellation of conditions that can affect the heart and/or its valves, vessels, structure, electrical system, or coronary arteries. Though each disease ...

The left heart pump consists of the left atrium, mitral valve, left ventricle, aortic valve, and aorta. Its job is to pump oxygen-rich blood out to the body’s tissues. Blood returning to the heart ...

This is the first study to comprehensively investigate the effects of fatty muscles on heart disease. The new finding adds evidence that existing measures, such as body mass index or waist ...

To address this, CVD prevention plans rely on prediction models like atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk scores to estimate the risk of heart disease. However, previous studies ...

Valvular heart disease (VHD) is a major focus of cardiovascular ... 13.8%), and Asian individuals (6.5%; SMD, 15.7%). Severe mitral stenosis was the least frequent valve disease in the entire ...

Bicuspid aortic valve disease, where the aortic valve has two leaflets instead of the normal three, is the most common congenital heart defect, affecting up to 2% of the population. The condition ...