PGA winner Davis Love III is recovering after undergoing open-heart surgery Jan. 21 to replace a "leaky valve." ...

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 ...

causing blood to back up or leak, or they may not close tightly, letting blood flow backwards. This disrupts the smooth flow of blood through your heart and body. When heart valves malfunction ...

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 ...

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 ...

Oklahoma City-based Oklahoma Children's Hospital OU Health used an adolescent patient's own tissue to reconstruct a leaky heart valve, CBS affiliate KWTV reported Jan. 15. The 16-year-old male ...

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

Most homeowners never get close enough to hear these sounds, which could be signs of an impending leak or one that has ...

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.