A leaky heart valve makes blood flow backwards. Many people live unaware of this condition. It can strain the heart and cause ...

Cardiologists had assumed that if they fixed problems on the left side of the heart — like a leaky mitral or aortic valve — the tricuspid valve would fix itself. Their assumption was wrong.

Mitral valve prolapse is one of the most common causes of mitral valve leaks. Prolapse occurs when the leaflets “balloon” up as they close, which causes them to overlap or one to overshoot the other.

A new study being published in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that people with a certain amount of leakage from faulty mitral valves in the heart may need surgery, even when they don't ...

Leakage is why heart valve insufficiency is so dangerous. The aortic valve sits between the left ventricle of the heart and the aorta. If the valve doesn’t close well, instead of blood flowing from ...

One cause of severe heart failure that currently has a poor prognosis is a leaky valve, particularly the leakage of the mitral valve, which control’s blood flow in the left part of the heart.

Dear Reader: Mitral valve prolapse is a condition that interferes with the one-way flow of blood through two of the four chambers of the heart. As the name suggests, it involves a structure known ...

CHI Memorial Offers "Breakthrough Technology That Corrects Heart Valve Leakage" Monday, July 24, 2017 Samuel Ledford, M.D., cardiologist at The Chattanooga Heart Institute ...

A leaky heart valve is not your father's fault. Your father probably was trying to protect his heart with aspirin, based on information that this inexpensive drug can prevent repeat heart attacks.

Dr. Nish Patel, a cardiologist with Baptist Health Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute, said a recent clinical trial focused on fixing a leaking tricuspid valve with a small clipping device.

A novel method to seal leaking heart valves was shown to be safe in its first use in heart failure patients. If effective in larger trials, the PTMA system could significantly reduce the life ...

A leaky heart valve is not your father's fault. Your father probably was trying to protect his heart with aspirin, based on information that this inexpensive drug can prevent repeat heart attacks.