There are four valves in the heart and each one has strong flaps called “leaflets” that control blood flow. Leaflets open to let blood move through the heart and out to the rest of the body. They then ...

Davis Love III is back home after undergoing open-heart surgery earlier this week to repair a leaky valve that was detected ...

causing blood to back up or leak, or they may not close tightly, letting blood flow backwards. This disrupts the smooth flow ...

During this surgery, the damaged valve is removed and replaced with an artificial valve. The valve replacement is typically an open-heart surgery. A minimally invasive surgery or a catheter procedure ...

Members of the team spoke with the News about their experiences performing the BATMAN procedure and its future implications.

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 ...

When valves are diseased, they become stiff and narrow or leaky and ineffective, meaning they either do not open fully or do not close properly when controlling blood flow around the heart.

Description Aortic stenosis occurs when the aortic valve, which separates the main pumping chamber of the heart from the circulation, becomes narrowed. This may reduce the flow of blood out of the ...

Tony Kane has opened up on how much he is missing football after being forced into early retirement by a leaking valve in his heart. From joining Blackburn Rovers in his early teenage years to ...