Valvular heart disease, identified through cardiovascular imaging, is common in cancer patients. Interventions to treat valvular heart disease significantly improved survival. These findings were ...

RA was tied to an increased risk of aortic stenosis, aortic regurgitation, and mitral regurgitation, independent of other cardiovascular risk factors. Women and younger patients with RA face a higher ...

Dysfunction in the lymphatic system has been identified as a hidden driver of life-threatening heart valve disease in ...

Mitral valve, computer illustration. Valvular heart disease can, if found early, be managed and potentially mitigated before the need for surgery. As such, education is important so that cardiology ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Valvular heart disease impacts approximately 7% of patients with cancer. One in five underwent interventional ...

Almost one-third of people over the age of 60 have valvular heart disease, although less than 3% have clinically significant disease, according to new registry data from the United Kingdom. The ...

Reaching participants through retail pharmacies, the study speaks to how much VHD goes underrecognized—with a few surprises.

Heart auscultation by primary care providers detected heart murmurs in nearly 1 in 4 individuals in a Norwegian population. While murmurs were particularly useful for detecting aortic stenosis, their ...

Heart valve disease doesn’t always require surgery. Nonsurgical treatments like medications, lifestyle changes, or minimally invasive procedures are sufficient for some people. Your heart has four ...

Background Systolic murmurs are common in adults without significant valvular heart disease (VHD) and are more prevalent in ...

Valvular heart disease, identified through cardiovascular imaging, is common in cancer patients. Interventions to treat valvular heart disease significantly improved survival. These findings were ...