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

Heart sounds are one tool providers use to assess heart health. Learn about systolic, diastolic, and S1 to S4 heart sounds in ...

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 ...

Alcohol is a part of many people’s lives and can be hard to avoid. However, drinking more than the recommended amount can be harmful to your heart and general health. While there is no completely safe ...

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.

DURING the course of investigations of the effect of age on acid mucopolysaccharide content of the human heart valves, we found hyaluronic acid to be a major component. In all it represented about ...

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 ...