A leaky heart valve means blood isn’t moving correctly through one of the heart’s four valves. This can cause complications like heart rhythm disturbances and heart failure. But treatment is usually ...

A leaky heart valve — also known as heart valve regurgitation or valve insufficiency — is a heart valve that does not close properly. As the heart pumps, some blood leaks back through the valve. The ...

A 79-year-old woman with severe heart failure and dual valve leakage underwent a rare, non-surgical double valve repair using catheter-based clipping. This minimally invasive procedure, performed ...

New heart valve stent gives elderly patients options According to Dr. Lance Landvater, a cardio-thoracic surgeon with Rex Hospital, the new device has been approved only for patients who can't undergo ...

The goal of heart valve surgery is to repair or replace a malfunctioning heart valve to prevent the development of life-threatening conditions. Valves are one-way gates in the heart that keep blood ...

In a healthy heart, blood flows in only one direction. The four valves of the heart prevent blood from flowing backward. But a leaky heart valve, or heart valve regurgitation, causes a backflow of ...

SAN DIEGO (March 15, 2015) -- Five-year data suggest that the SAPIEN transcatheter heart valve is a feasible option for patients with severe aortic stenosis deemed to be at high risk for open-heart ...

Doctors at the University Heart Center in Hamburg, Germany successfully used transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation in elderly patients with degenerated bioprostheses in aortic and mitral position.

These include an echocardiogram, which maps the heart with high-frequency sound waves, and a cardiac MRI, which creates a detailed image of the heart. Each helps to evaluate the degree of mitral valve ...