Results from the PREVUE-VALVE study suggest that there are currently at least 4.7 million people aged 65–85 living with moderate or greater valvular heart disease (VHD) in the United States, and at ...

Symptoms of mitral valve prolapse may cause or increase anxiety for some people. Stress and anxiety may contribute to the development of heart problems but aren’t a common cause of mitral valve ...

LONDON, England—A new analysis is emphasizing the prognostic significance of residual tricuspid regurgitation (TR) following mitral valve-in-valve procedures, with investigators showing that those ...

Mitral annular calcification (MAC) is a progressive, degenerative process increasingly recognised for its clinical impact.

Patients who underwent mitral valve replacement had a more than threefold higher 10-year rate of infective endocarditis than those at moderate risk for the disease, whereas undergoing mitral valve ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS — Dr. Scally, a cardiothoracic ...

Share on Pinterest Experts say certain types of surgery can be safe and effective for a particular kind of heart valve disease. PER Images/Stocksy About 24 million people around the world are affected ...

Mitral valve stenosis is a form of valvular heart disease. It occurs when there is a narrowing of the mitral valve, which restricts the flow of blood from the left atrium to the left ventricle. Mitral ...

The approval broadens Vetmedin’s label, which already covers management of mild to severe congestive heart failure in dogs with clinical myxomatous mitral valve disease or dilated cardiomyopathy.

MAN’S STORY. YOU COULD SAY HE IS LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. YEAH, DEB, THIS STORY COULD HAVE ENDED BADLY. DEVONTE FLETCHER IS ONLY 30 YEARS OLD, BUT HE HAS A HISTORY OF IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT, ATRIAL ...

Canine mitral valve disease, most commonly stemming from myxomatous degeneration, is the predominant acquired cardiac condition in dogs. This disease is characterised by progressive deterioration of ...