Stenosis and regurgitation are two main types of heart valve diseases.” Stenosis: Aortic valve stenosis also known as narrowing down of the heart valve. In this, the valve opening becomes ...

Treatment for valvular heart disease depends on its type, location, and severity, but options can include: It's not always possible to prevent valvular heart disease. Some people are born with it.

Valvular heart disease (VHD) is a potentially fatal condition, yet it's difficult to diagnose with a regular stethoscope. A ...

Pat, we want to talk about something that is probably not one of the best known subjects in clinical cardiology: pregnancy and valvular heart disease. What is it about pregnancy that makes it such ...

A study led by bioengineers at the University of California San Diego sheds new light on how a type of heart valve disease, called aortic valve stenosis, progresses differently in males and females.

Researchers have developed a handheld device that could potentially replace stethoscopes as a tool for detecting certain ...

A heart murmur is a sound often characterized as a "whooshing" or rushing of fluid that can be heard between heartbeats. As ...

Researchers have shed new light on how a type of heart valve disease -- aortic valve stenosis -- progresses differently in males and females. A study led by bioengineers at the University of ...