As your heart beats, it pumps blood from the left ventricle through the aortic valve and into the aorta, your body’s largest artery. The aortic valve is made up of three triangular flaps of ...

Partial heart transplants provide a range of lifesaving options for children with complex congenital heart conditions, and ...

Protecting your heart starts with understanding how it works. Heart valve diseases are conditions that can disrupt the flow of blood through your heart, leading to serious complications if left ...

Let's get straight to the heart of the matter—the heart's job is to move blood. Day and night, the muscles of your heart contract and relax to pump blood throughout your body. When blood returns ...

Heart valve disease has no effective long-term treatment, and people who suffer from it have to endure repeated, invasive surgeries throughout their lives to survive. Researchers at Georgia Tech ...

Now, Georgia Tech researchers have created a 3D-printed heart valve made of bioresorbable materials and designed to fit an individual patient's unique anatomy. Once implanted, the valves will be ...