Healthy valves open wide to let blood move freely through the heart and body. They then shut tightly until the next heartbeat. If you have aortic regurgitation, the flaps around your aortic ...

Stony Brook Heart Institute launches new program, offering minimally invasive therapies for symptomatic tricuspid valve ...

Learn everything about mitral valve regurgitation—its causes, risk factors, stages, symptoms, and treatment options—in this ...

The TEER procedure is highly recommended for patients who are considered high surgical risk due to pre-existing issues like ...

YOUR fingernails aren’t just a place to paint nail varnish on – they could provide a window into your health. A subtle but common sign could suggest you have a dangerous form of heart ...

St. Bernards Medical Center in Arkansas and Missouri successfully performed the first minimally invasive mitral valve repair.

The cardiology team at the MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Long Beach Medical Center, led by Chief of Cardiology David Shavelle, M.D., performed Long Beach Medical Center's first ...

A patient who was one of a region's first to have a new heart procedure says it helped her get her life back. Valerie Wells, from Peterlee, and Lindel Carre, from Durham, were the first in north-east ...