Bacteria responsible for chronic gum disease have been found living inside calcified human aortic valves, a discovery that ...

A new study reveals that the bacteria behind periodontal gum disease can harden heart valves by triggering a specific ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence that serotonin, the chemical best known for regulating mood, may also speed the ...

Researchers have developed a novel mouse model that replicates severe geleophysic dysplasia, including short stature, heart valve alterations, and early lethality—characteristics of this rare disease.

An AI algorithm could help to predict which patients might develop significant heart problems years in advance, just based on EKG readings. The advanced algorithm could detect issues in the heart's ...

A group of scientists from Columbia University, in collaboration with international medical centers, has discovered that a ...

Doctors warn that persistent breathlessness and fatigue may signal heart valve disease, a growing condition that can lead to heart failure.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A non-surgically implanted heart valve meant to delay open heart surgery in children with congenital heart defects worked well for all but a few patients during a year of follow ...

From left, Artemy Zhigulev, Pelin Sahlén and Hanna Björck. Their latest research offers new clues that may explain what causes the most common heart defect present at birth. New clues from genetic ...

Surgery is usually the best fix for a severe heart valve disease. Different types of heart valve blockages can happen, and surgery is necessary to fix these problems. Your heart is split into four ...

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have successfully performed preclinical laboratory testing of a replacement heart valve intended for toddlers and young children with congenital ...