Cells with faulty antennae that can’t get their signals straight may be behind a common heart valve disorder. Newborn mice engineered to develop a flawed heart valve had stunted primary cilia in cells ...

Cooper University Health Care announced that it is offering a new treatment option for high-risk heart patients with a severe form of leaky mitral valve disorder, mitral regurgitation, and who were ...

Mutations in a gene called DCHS1 are believed to be at the root of a heart valve disorder called mitral valve prolapse, according to investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital. And understanding ...

Calcific aortic stenosis (AS) is the most common valvular disorder in developed countries. The prevalence of AS increases with age and is present in 2-4% of adults over the age of 65. [1] It is a ...

Mitral valve prolapse is a condition that is supposed to occur frequently in the presence of panic disorder. Since it is a heart condition, patients told they have this condition have one more thing ...

When your doctor listens to your heart through a stethoscope, they aren’t checking that it’s still beating. (That’s usually a given.) Instead, they’re listening to the distinctive lub-dub sound made ...

People with a certain heart valve abnormality are at increased risk of severe heart rhythm disorders, even after successful valve surgery. The condition is more common in women and younger patients ...

Calcific aortic stenosis (AS) is the most prevalent heart valve disorder in developed countries. It is characterized by progressive fibro-calcific remodelling and thickening of the aortic valve ...

Patients who suffer from infective endocarditis (IE) and struggle with substance use disorder (SUD) have a 240% increased risk of dying within 6 months to 5 years after valve surgery compared to other ...

The efficacy and safety of the non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) relative to warfarin do not substantially differ based on the presence of valvular heart disease, data from pivotal ...

Our eyes, gestures, and tone bring us together in a more profound way than words alone. It’s why we look hopefully toward the return of in-person, face-to-face connection. Mitral valve prolapse is a ...

People with a certain heart valve abnormality are at increased risk of severe heart rhythm disorders, even after successful valve surgery. This is according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet ...