If any of the heart’s valves are damaged or diseased, it is referred to as valvular heart disease. This damage can mean the valves fail to close properly, causing blood to leak back through them.

Valvular atrial fibrillation (A-fib) involves a condition that leads to an irregular or abnormal heart rhythm. This can increase a person’s risk of cardiovascular complications, such as stroke.

Valvular heart disease, also called heart valve disease, occurs when you have a diseased or damaged heart valve. When your heart pumps blood, your valves open and close to keep blood flowing in the ...

It is divided into two upper and two lower chambers, termed the atria and the ventricles, respectively. The left atrium and left ventricle form one system which receives blood (which has been ...

Valvular heart disease, a condition in which any of the heart's four valves are damaged or diseased, afflicts 2.5% of all Americans and 13% of Americans over age 80.

Assessment of smartwatch-based electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormality detection among childhood cancer survivors.

The subretinal drusenoid deposit form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) was found to be associated with valvular heart disease as well as cardiac index. The subretinal drusenoid deposit ...

UBCO's Dr. Hadi Mohammadi holds his latest innovation-a manufactured heart valve that has just been put through its ...

Valvular heart disease (VHD) is a potentially fatal condition, yet it's difficult to diagnose with a regular stethoscope. A possibly life-saving new multi-sensor stethoscope is claimed to be much ...

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