This article takes a look at the different valves of the heart, the mitral valve, and diseases of the mitral valve, including their symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment options.

A diagram of the new aortic valve (the white cylinder) being inserted into a heart using the TAVR procedure. The process, a minimally invasive alternative to heart surgery, has come to Flagstaff ...

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Foldax®, Inc. today announced publication of the first clinical results for its TRIA™ biopolymer heart valve - the first polymer valve to be implanted in humans ...

More than a quarter of “healthy” adults over 60 have undiagnosed heart valve disease, a new study from the University of East Anglia in England finds. motortion – stock.adobe.com ...

Kozlowski, then known as Mary Ann George, had her aortic and mitral valves replaced Dec. 3, 1974 at then-Hamot Medical Center by groundbreaking Erie heart surgeon Dr. George D'Angelo.