High blood pressure, blood clots, arrhythmias and valve issues can trigger lightheadedness, dizziness, shortness of breath ...

For patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis, transcatheter aortic valve replacement was superior to clinical ...

Heart valves that slowly fail like a door with “rusty hinges” are not being detected early enough even though they can be treated with a simple replacement valve and no open heart surgery ...

Many factors can affect a person’s life expectancy with congestive heart failure (CHF), such as their age, the stage of their condition, and the strength of their heart function. CHF is a ...

PREGNANCY in women with prosthetic heart valves carries significant risks, with mechanical valves linked to higher complications and lower live birth rates compared to biological valves, according to ...

These not only include imaging studies that can visualize the heart muscle but also a variety of cardiac procedures that evaluate how effectively the four valves and chambers of the heart are working.

Such problems can include a hole in the heart wall, issues with your blood vessels and/or issues with heart valves that control blood flow. Acyanotic congenital heart disease, in which blood oxygen ...

and damage to the heart valves. Common heart failure symptoms include swollen ankles or legs, breathlessness after activity or at rest, feeling tired most of the time, and feeling lightheaded and ...

Aortic insufficiency, sometimes called aortic regurgitation, occurs when the heart valves do not close properly. This means that the heart cannot pump blood as well as it should. Heart disease and ...

“I went in for my checkup and the doctor said that murmur in your heart, we are going to have to do something about it. He ran some tests and he showed me how poorly the valve was actually ...

“We talk about lifetime management, but if the first valve lasts longer, that is better than any reintervention,” said Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD (Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO), ...

There's also an increased risk of aortic stenosis, where calcium builds up on a heart valve. "As a cardiologist, this finding is the most interesting aspect of this research," Nudy said.