Mitral valve disease is when the heart’s mitral valve stops functioning correctly. This can lead to blood not flowing around the body correctly and cause several health complications. The mitral valve ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ST. LOUIS — Dr. Scally, a cardiothoracic surgeon with Prairie Cardiovascular in O’Fallon, Illinois, explains mitral valve disease, ...

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Most people think of heart problems as blocked arteries or heart attacks, but the heart's valves are just as important in keeping blood pumping efficiently. Heart valve disease occurs when these ...

Q I am 66 years old and an avid cyclist. Last winter, after we went for a long ride, I suddenly felt lightheaded and then fainted. My doctor ordered a series of heart scans that found slight mitral ...

Dysfunction in the lymphatic system has been identified as a hidden driver of life-threatening heart valve disease in ...

UAB Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Assistant Professor Panayotis Vardas, M.D., was recently featured on UAB’s MedCast Podcast to discuss the causes and treatment options for degenerative valve ...

Valgen Medtech announced today that it received CE mark approval for its DragonFly transcathteter mitral repair system.

Women are twice as likely as men to receive replacement and have higher rates of recurrent MR, but survival is similar.

A leaking heart valve can lead to life threatening complications. However, the condition is often treatable with valve repair or replacement procedures, which can increase your life expectancy. For ...