PGA winner Davis Love III is recovering after undergoing open-heart surgery Jan. 21 to replace a "leaky valve." ...

As the heart muscle contracts, it propels the blood out into the vascular system. The heart’s chambers and valves are arranged to direct the flow of the blood as the heart beats. The heart has two ...

When valves are diseased, they become stiff and narrow or leaky and ineffective ... and within a year or two it will have dissolved, leaving the patient with a new heart valve grown from their ...

When heart valves become diseased, they may stiffen, or become leaky, increasing the risk of ... and by one to two years, the scaffold dissolves, leaving behind a fully functional heart valve ...

Davis Love III underwent surgery last week and is now recovering at home, with eyes on breaking a PGA Tour record.

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You will be able to get a quick price and instant permission to reuse the content in many different ways. The timing of aortic valve surgery is described for patients presenting with two conditions: ...