“Heart valve disease is when one or more of the heart valves do not work like they should,” explained study co-lead author Michael Frenneaux, of the Royal Brompton Hospital.

To see whether calcium might contribute to heart valve problems, Kapadia and his colleagues tracked the heart health of over 2,600 patients who already had mild to moderate calcification of their ...

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.

A “valve failure” at a nearby winery had converted water lines into wine dispensers. The incident occurred just outside of Modena in northern Italy, the New York Post reports.

Sept. 24 (UPI) -- A minimally invasive procedure significantly reduced heart failure risk among those patients with valves that don't properly connect in the heart, according to a study.

A popular lake at William O’Brien State Park was overflowing late last week, but the solution ended up creating a different problem.