There are three types of bicuspid aortic valves — types 0, 1, and 2. Experts classify these types based on whether the leaflets of the valve have fused to form a ridge. A bicuspid aortic valve is a ...

R O C H E S T E R, N.Y., March 13 -- James Dauteuil probably never expected he would be wearing a piece of “leather” inside his heart. But Dauteuil, 76, is now one of three people in the Rochester ...

Surgery is usually the best fix for a severe heart valve disease. Different types of heart valve blockages can happen, and surgery is necessary to fix these problems. Your heart is split into four ...

You can develop shortness of breath if you have heart valve problems. This is because your heart valves help move blood through the four chambers of your heart and throughout your body. Your heart ...

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 ...

Cardiovascular problems like coronary heart disease and heart attacks are common, but not all heart-related diseases occur within the heart muscles or arteries. Issues can also arise with the heart ...

Mitral valve disease is when the heart’s mitral valve stops functioning correctly. This can lead to blood not flowing around the body correctly and cause several health complications. The mitral valve ...

SEM images of male and female human aortic valve tissue samples from two healthy patients and two patients diagnosed with AVS. Scale bars, 5 micrometers. A study led by bioengineers at the University ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - An experimental minimally invasive technique developed by Abbott Laboratories to repair the most common type of heart valve problem appeared to be as durable as surgical repair ...

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. still is the king of heart valves. But it has to defend its throne this year. The Irvine-based company is the No. 1 heart valve maker with 40% of the overall market and a 60 ...