A grandmother has been given a “second chance at life” after undergoing a world-first heart valve operation. Julia Butterworth, 53, had two valves in her heart replaced in 2007 after doctors ...

New York: People with a specific heart valve abnormality known as Mitral Annular Disjunction (MAD) may face a significantly higher risk of developing life-threatening heart rhythm disorders, according ...

The VDT-3600i heart valve tester dynamics are based on the established, patented technology for moving the test solution through the valve to produce the opening and closing dynamics. The RB-5 ...

Additional medications may include angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, beta-blockers, vasodilators, and diuretics. Having surgery to help repair a blocked artery or a narrow or leaky heart ...

But six months later I had a routine health check and was told I had a heart murmur and must see a cardiologist. He discovered that my aortic valve was leaking and said he would monitor my situation.

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Any time bacteria enters the bloodstream, there is an increased risk of endocarditis, which is an infection of the heart valves. "While gentle, regular scraping helps remove harmful bacteria ...

That represents, however, a slight dip from the pass rates in the years in which examinees were given a numerical score. Is the dip cause for concern? As long as medical students take the right steps ...

An art project called the Goodbye Line prompts passersby to make a collect call and say goodbye — to a loved one, a pet or maybe a part of themselves. People are dialing.

This study aimed to assess impact of atrioventricular valve (AVV) regurgitation onset, timing of AVV repair (AVVr), ventricular morphology, and era effect on AVVr outcomes in a single ventricle ...