Q. I have a leaky heart valve that may need surgery down the road. Can you tell me about heart-valve surgery in one of your columns? A. First, let’s explain briefly how the heart works.

CMR data can be applied to many types of aortic valve regurgitation including combined aortic stenosis with regurgitation ... This method is inaccurate if there is mitral regurgitation. Because ...

Aortic stenosis (AS) was historically considered a disease of the left side of the heart, with the main pathophysiological impact being predominantly on the left ventricle (LV). However, progressive ...

Congenital aortic valve stenosis (AVS) is one of the most common valve anomalies ... aortic valve disease in the adult population are partially described, the pathophysiology of adult AVS is different ...

The aim of this research was to assess sex differences in the etiology of surgical mitral valve disease and whether those differences have persisted over time. A retrospective analysis was performed ...