Mitral valve, computer illustration. Valvular heart disease can, if found early, be managed and potentially mitigated before the need for surgery. As such, education is important so that cardiology ...

Roughly 25,000 Americans die each year from valvular heart disease, but researchers from Rutgers Health and other institutions conclude that new technology could soon help doctors slash that number.

Doctors warn that persistent breathlessness and fatigue may signal heart valve disease, a growing condition that can lead to ...

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 ...

Almost one-third of people over the age of 60 have valvular heart disease, although less than 3% have clinically significant disease, according to new registry data from the United Kingdom. The ...

Severe valvular heart disease was present in 7.2% of a large cohort of patients with cancer who underwent echocardiography at a tertiary referral center. Those who received a valvular intervention had ...

Valvular regurgitation is when blood flows backward through the chambers of your heart. It can be mild and not cause symptoms, or it can be life threatening. Your heart is a muscular organ that ...

Treatment of valvular heart disease has made phenomenal strides over the past two decades, but these life-changing gains are not trickling down to everybody. A huge part of the problem is the lack of ...

The mitral valve is inside a person’s heart. A person with mitral valve disease may require mitral valve repair surgery as a treatment. A person’s heart contains four chambers. The two upper chambers ...