Heart disease is more common in people over 65, but treatments are better than ever. That can complicate decision-making for older heart patients.

Discover the incredible success and growth of Northwestern Health's Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, ranked among the top 10 cardiology programs in the nation ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Heart sounds are the noises made as blood moves through the heart with each ...

Georgia Tech researchers 3D print bioresorbable heart valves. Once implanted, the patient-specific valves will be absorbed by ...

Kennesaw State University mechanical engineering professor Philippe Sucosky has earned a prestigious American Heart Association (AHA) Institutional Enhancement Award to advance his study on bicuspid ...

Nevertheless, in developing countries and thus worldwide, rheumatic heart disease is the most ... is the most prevalent valve pathology, and calcific valve disease (CAVD) is the most frequent ...

The type of implantation mechanism (ballon-expandable vs self-expandable valves) is particularly important in cases of PA involvement and must be a key point of discussion within the heart valve team.

Cedars-Sinai shared the story of a Hollywood writer who kept his appointment for mitral valve surgery right after ... with a higher risk of incident heart failure (HF) and cardiac dysfunction ...

The following sections present information about the most commonly implanted (contemporary) mechanical and bioprosthetic heart valves ... Department of Pathology, Toronto General Hospital ...

In addition to regular exercise and not smoking, diet is one of the best ways to protect your heart. That’s because inflammation, blood pressure, cholesterol, and other heart disease risk ...