Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — It’s a serious heart defect that can cause blood to flow into the wrong part of the heart chamber, ...

The aortic valve sits between the heart’s left ventricle and the aorta. It opens and closes with the heartbeat to allow blood to flow to the body without leaking back into the heart. It may need to be ...

The mitral valve, which connects the upper and lower left-side chambers of the human heart, is one of the many pieces of the heart critical to its proper function. Mitral valve prolapse is common, and ...

A leaky heart valve occurs when a heart valve doesn’t close properly, allowing blood to flow backward. During pregnancy, this condition can affect circulation and increase strain on your heart. A ...

A new study gives a big boost to fixing a bad aortic valve, the heart's main gate, without open-heart surgery. Survival rates were better one year later for people who had a new valve placed through a ...

Even women who felt well before pregnancy may begin to notice symptoms around 28 to 30 weeks, when the cardiovascular system reaches its peak workload.

A team led by the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) and Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid has developed and clinically applied a minimally invasive technique that, ...

Mitral valve regurgitation is a common heart valve condition in which the mitral valve cannot close properly. Cardiologists may implant mitral valve clips to help the valve close effectively. Mitral ...

"We love to rock climb and ski," Edwards said. At just 28 years old, Edwards suffered a stroke. "I was very, very shocked when the doctor came back and said, 'Oh yeah, actually we found two strokes in ...

BACKGROUND: Defective heart valves are one of the most common causes of heart failure in the elderly. A defective heart valve is one that fails to open and close fully. A valve also may not be able to ...