There are two options to consider if you need to have your aortic valve replaced.

WPI researcher Kristen Billiar leads part of multicenter project funded by American Heart Association to determine causes of ...

New findings reveal a potential connection between serotonin activity and the progression of a widespread heart valve ...

A surgical innovation called partial heart transplantation could transform care for children with severe heart valve disease, ...

Heart valve diseases like aortic and mitral stenosis can quietly strain the heart until symptoms become severe. New research is uncovering how valve structure, cell health, and underlying conditions ...

India, April 22 -- Adults who reported feeling lonely had a higher risk of developing degenerative heart valve disease, even after accounting for traditional heart disease risk factors and genetics, ...

Scientific research teams from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Center and the University of Pittsburgh will lead a new $15 million initiative dedicated to better ...

Rheumatic heart disease is a serious complication of Group A Streptococcus infection. It can cause damage to the valves in your heart and may cause severe heart problems in the future. Rheumatic heart ...

“Structural heart disease” is an umbrella term that refers to conditions that affect different structures within the heart. Some of these problems can be present at birth, while others develop later ...

The 2-year-old son of a Phoenix Police Department officer born with a rare chromosome deletion is scheduled to undergo heart surgery.