Q. I have a leaky heart valve that may need surgery down the road. Can you tell me about heart-valve surgery in one of your columns? A. First, let’s explain briefly how the heart works.

When to visit a Cardiac Surgeon? Understanding when to consult a cardiac surgeon is crucial for managing heart ailments effectively. Persistent chest pain, severe shortness of breath, unexplained ...

New Delhi: Global medical device maker Abbott has introduced the Navitor Vision in India, a state-of-the-art valve technology for treating symptomatic severe aortic stenosis in patients who face ...

The left heart pump consists of the left atrium, mitral valve, left ventricle, aortic valve, and aorta. Its job is to pump oxygen-rich blood out to the body’s tissues. Blood returning to the heart ...

Severe mitral stenosis was the least frequent valve disease in the entire population (0.3%) and in each of the races and ethnicities studied. Our Bronx‐Valve Registry investigated the burden of VHD in ...

However, as with any claims‐based study, there are limitations in the granularity of clinical data available. Screening for transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR‐CA) in patients with severe aortic ...

Aortic stenosis (AS) was historically considered a disease of the left side of the heart, with the main pathophysiological impact being predominantly on the left ventricle (LV). However, progressive ...

Background Although the prognostic implications of severe mitral regurgitation (MR) are well recognised, they are less clear ...