CHENNAI: Doctors at MGM Healthcare Hospital performed a complex mitral valve replacement surgery on a 14-year-old girl with ...

A bacterium best known for destroying gums may also be hardening the aortic valve, the one-way gate that keeps oxygenated ...

A xenograft bioprosthetic heart valve replaces a damaged valve in your heart. It’s made from tissue sourced from animals such as pigs or cows. Xenograft bioprosthetic heart valves are a treatment ...

Researchers at the Thoracic Surgery research group, the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, have performed a study of patients who underwent bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement in Sweden ...

MGM Healthcare successfully performs complex mitral valve replacement surgery on a 14-year-old girl with rare heart ...

A study reveals that preserving the heart valve during aortic surgery leads to better long-term survival for patients in India.

Heart valve disease is more common in older people since heart valves can develop damage over time that affects their function. Early diagnosis and treatment are key. Share on Pinterest Getty Images ...

A study led by the University of Bristol, Bristol, England, has found that mechanical heart valves provide better long-term survival than biological heart valves in patients aged 50-70 years. The ...

Researchers have developed a method for cheaply producing heart valves in the span of minutes that are functional immediately after being implanted into sheep. The scientists call their method ...

While a person may need medication or surgery to manage heart valve disease, incorporating exercise into a treatment plan can offer additional benefits. It can increase heart function and fitness.

Certain delivery systems that are used to insert a pulmonary valve have an increased risk of distal tip detachment, the company said. The valve itself is not affected by the recall.

When pediatric cardiac surgeons evaluate options for their smallest patients with the most severe cardiac birth defects, they don’t have a lot of good choices. For conditions such as truncus ...