Medical research is revolutionizing the evaluation and management of disorders of the heart’s valves, walls and chambers, collectively known as structural heart disease (SHD). But there is still more ...

Your aortic valve plays a crucial role in keeping blood flowing from your heart’s lower left chamber to the aorta, the main artery that delivers blood from your heart to ...

Findings from a published case series research letter by the Henry Ford Health Structural Heart Disease team show that severe mitral stenosis, due to a build-up of calcium deposits in the mitral valve ...

Heart valves allow blood to flow one way and prevent it from flowing in the wrong direction. The tricuspid valve controls blood flow between the right atrium and right ventricle. The bicuspid or ...

Valvular heart disease, also called heart valve disease, occurs when you have a diseased or damaged heart valve. When your heart pumps blood, your valves open and close to keep blood flowing in the ...

Aortic stenosis is a narrowing of the aortic valve that affects how blood flows through the heart and body. While not often linked to heart valve narrowing, high and irregular blood pressure can ...

The aortic valve allows blood to leave the heart and travel through the aorta, which is the largest artery in the body. Aortic stenosis is when this heart valve narrows and doesn’t open fully. The ...

A heart valve that is severely damaged may need replacing. A surgeon may replace the damaged valve via an incision in the groin. The heart contains four valves, which allow blood to move in and out of ...

Modern medicine has advanced dramatically, yet one of the most common causes of sudden cardiac death continues to go undetected: heart valve disease, particularly aortic stenosis. This condition ...

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At 90 years, veteran actor Prem Chopra has undergone a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) procedure after doctors diagnosed him with severe aortic stenosis. The heart-related condition, ...