MONTH AND TOMORROW IS HEART VALVE DISEASE AWARENESS DAY. SO RIGHT NOW I’M JOINED BY DOCTOR ARUN KUMAR REDDY WHO IS A CARDIOLOGIST AT UPMC. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME ...

Unlike traditional heart disease, a UVA Health expert says lifestyle factors such as diet, exercise and smoking do not play a significant role in preventing heart valve disease.

As you get older, you may expect to feel a little slower. Climbing the stairs might leave you feeling winded. Yard work takes longer. Or you find yourself napping more than you used to. While these ...

Even women who felt well before pregnancy may begin to notice symptoms around 28 to 30 weeks, when the cardiovascular system reaches its peak workload.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A revolutionary new treatment for an often undiagnosed condition is now being offered at Bryan Heart. The doctor performing the surgery uses a device called the TriClip to clamp ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Heart valve disease, a common issue as people age, can be delayed through simple lifestyle changes, according to Dr. Jonathan Rapp, an interventional cardiologist at the TriHealth ...

A leaky heart valve occurs when a heart valve doesn’t close properly, allowing blood to flow backward. During pregnancy, this condition can affect circulation and increase strain on your heart. A ...

Tricuspid stenosis is a heart condition where blood does not flow properly between parts of a person’s heart. It can cause mild symptoms, but may also lead to more serious complications. Tricuspid ...

Mitral valve regurgitation is a heart condition that occurs when the mitral valve does not close properly, allowing blood to flow backward into the left atrium. Symptoms do not always occur. When they ...

For decades, Linda Lopes, 77, lived an energetic lifestyle, having spent 40 years of her life working on her family’s dairy farm. “I was pretty active, doing things like mowing my own lawn and ...

As the population ages, the American Heart Association now projects 6 in 10 adults will have cardiovascular disease by 2050 ...