Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD The first heart sound, or S1, is the "lub" of a normal heartbeat. It's a ...

Medically reviewed by Rafle Fernandez, MD A third heart sound, or S3, is a low-frequency, extra heart sound that may be heard ...

Mitral valve disease affects the heart's left chambers, leading to complications like atrial fibrillation and heart failure.

The invention will allow surgeons to give patients synthetic heart valves that free them to live lives indistinguishable from ...

Human skin cells have been reprogrammed into heart valve cells and then used to successfully transplant a pig heart valve ...

Meril Life Sciences, a leading global med-tech company specializing in cardiovascular and structural heart solutions, marked ...

Heart disease is a general term that describes problems with the heart. Congenital heart disease is a type of heart disease ...

The Myval THV series, known for its innovative contributions to transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures, ...

Edoxaban, an oral anticoagulant, was equally or more effective than warfarin in reducing the risk of stroke and blood clots ...

Edge-to-edge repair (TEER) surgery is a minimally invasive procedure for high-risk heart valve disease patients, or those experiencing issues with one of the four valves, or doors, of the heart. TEER ...

Abbott has taken a step forward in the development of a new addition to its structural heart portfolio, completing the first ...

Edoxaban was at least as effective as warfarin in preventing thromboembolism after bioprosthetic valve replacement in the ...