Recent findings may be relevant to discussions with patients and their families about the pros and cons of cardiac surgery.

NEW YORK CITY -- Heart valve innovation has made polymer valves a reality, with one such device boasting good 1-year outcomes in a small single-arm study. Adults who received the Tria device for ...

From the Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, and the Krannert Heart Research Institute, Marion County General Hospital. Supported in part by the Herman C. Krannert Fund, ...

The Carey Coombs Murmur is a murmur that can occur in the setting of acute rheumatic fever. The mitral valve becomes inflamed causing thickening of the leaflets. The actual murmur is produced by ...

The field of atrial fibrillation is evolving rapidly. Although a medical rhythm control strategy has not proven to be beneficial for survival, new interventional therapies have improved the rate of ...

What Is Pulmonary Vascular Disease? The definition of pulmonary vascular disease is simple: any condition that affects the blood vessels along the route between the heart and lungs. Blood travels from ...

Background: Aortic stenosis (AS) and mitral stenosis (MS) are valvular heart diseases that may present concomitantly, particularly in regions where rheumatic heart disease remains prevalent. While ...

Valvular heart disease contributes to symptomatic heart failure, but its prevalence and prognostic significance in advanced heart failure is not well understood. There were 936 patients with advanced ...

Artificial intelligence-driven diagnostics, 3D echocardiography, and fusion imaging will enhance mitral regurgitation (MR) assessment and procedural planning. Earlier, individualized intervention ...