Blood enters the left ventricle through the mitral valve and leaves through the aortic valve. A stenotic valve is a valve opening that has gotten smaller and is partially obstructing blood flow. In ...

Heart transplantation is an option, but waiting lists are up to 6 months long, especially for neonates. Left ventricular assist devices often don’t work well for children with valve issues ...

There are often no noticeable symptoms, but some patients may only have a heart murmur, a "swishing noise" doctors can hear ...

Edwards Lifesciences has received CE marking for its transfemoral transcatheter mitral valve replacement system, setting up ...

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 ...

People with a certain heart valve defect known as Mitral Annular Disjunction (MAD) may face a significantly higher risk of ...

People with a certain heart valve abnormality are at increased risk of severe heart rhythm disorders, even after successful valve surgery.

Across the study, two patients experienced “serious adverse events of atrial fibrillation (AF) requiring cardioversion,” Edgewise said. The rates of AF—a term for irregular heart rhythm—were in the ...