New findings reveal a potential connection between serotonin activity and the progression of a widespread heart valve ...

WPI researcher Kristen Billiar leads part of multicenter project funded by American Heart Association to determine causes of ...

Heart valve disease is much more common in aging adults that has been thought, a new study warns. More than a quarter of healthy and symptom-free people aged 60 and older had previously undetected ...

Substance use disorder may be linked to more deaths from infective endocarditis among people ages 25-44, finds a new study. Death rates related to infective endocarditis declined in most adults across ...

There are two options to consider if you need to have your aortic valve replaced.

Heart valve diseases like aortic and mitral stenosis can quietly strain the heart until symptoms become severe. New research is uncovering how valve structure, cell health, and underlying conditions ...

Infections in surgically implanted heart valves are more common in patients who have been given a biological prosthetic valve than in those with a mechanical one, a study from Karolinska Institutet ...

Beware! Extreme fatigue and acute breathing problems could be the first two indicators of aortic stenosis after 60. Scroll ...

Rheumatic heart disease is a serious complication of Group A Streptococcus infection. It can cause damage to the valves in your heart and may cause severe heart problems in the future. Rheumatic heart ...