KOCHI: Once upon a time, the only option to treat heart diseases was open heart surgery. As technology developed, the possibilities for treating heart conditions through minimally invasive procedures ...

A pioneering heart valve replacement that grows at the same rate as the organ does could transform lives of children with defects, scientists say. The prosthetic could remove the need for patients to ...

Your heart has four valves that open and close with each heartbeat to control the flow of blood. Heart valve diseases are conditions that affect one or more heart valves. Each heart valve condition ...

WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) - A non-surgically implanted heart valve meant to delay open heart surgery in children with congenital heart defects worked well for all but a few patients during a year ...

The NHS undertakes around 2,200 mitral valve repair operations each year. Here, we speak to a surgeon about the procedure. The chief symptom of mitral valve dysfunction is breathlessness and severe ...

Dr. Srivastava and his colleagues of UT Southwestern Medical Center of Dallas discovered that the mutation in a gene NOTCH1 is responsible for Dr. Srivastava and his colleagues of UT Southwestern ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Researchers in the University of Kerala have developed an innovative technique to understand defects in the heart valve. They found that cardiac valve defects can be detected by ...

Routine echocardiography in cancer centers can spot severe valve disease earlier and trigger timely treatment decisions.

WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) - A non-surgically implanted heart valve meant to delay open heart surgery in children with congenital heart defects worked well for all but a few patients during a year ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A non-surgically implanted heart valve meant to delay open heart surgery in children with congenital heart defects worked well for all but a few patients during a year of follow ...