Young people have heart valves with a rich blood-vessel supply. Studies in a variety of animal models show that by maturity, older adults don't normally have blood vessels in their valves. ‘Aortic ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My father is having issues with his aortic valve. He is 53 years old and was told he needs to have a valve replacement. I was reading that there are different types of valves. Can ...

Scientists have investigated the ways oxygen permeates heart valves and the role hypoxia plays in valve diseases. As the valves in a heart stretch with each beat, their cells take in life-giving ...

MORRISTOWN – Until last December, Ruth Zitt had a loud heart murmur caused by a faulty valve. “The doctors said you could hear it from the other side of the room,” quipped the vivacious 86-year-old, ...

Monitoring after an intervention: What is the most clinically and cost‑effective timing, nature and frequency of follow up for different types of valve interventions, including repair and replacement ...

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has raised concerns about price variations for valves used in keyhole heart procedures. In a late stage assessment on valves used in ...

Patients who have had heart valves replaced may be put at risk because details of their operation are not made easily available, say researchers. These patients are at high risk of complications such ...

HOUSTON - (Dec. 20, 2016) - As the valves in a heart stretch with each beat, their cells take in life-giving oxygen. But if the supply is cut off, aortic and mitral valves use different strategies to ...