St. Luke’s University Health Network has reached an important milestone in advanced heart care. Members of St. Luke’s ...

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 ...

The human heart depends on four valves to ensure blood flows smoothly in one direction, keeping circulation efficient and balanced. However, when these valves become damaged, narrowed, or leaky, it ...

The heart valves play a vital role in ensuring blood flows correctly through the heart and the rest of the body. If they do not function correctly, a person may require surgery to replace the damaged ...

At age 51, I was diagnosed with severe rheumatic mitral stenosis. After a second round of tests, treatment was changed from open-heart surgery to balloon valvuloplasty. What can ...

The alternative to traditional valve replacement may save lives, study suggests. Sept. 23, 2010— -- WASHINGTON -- The heart has many moving parts and as humans age many of these parts wear-out or ...

Mitral valve regurgitation is a heart condition that occurs when the mitral valve does not close properly, allowing blood to flow backward into the left atrium. Symptoms do not always occur. When they ...