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 ...

Advances in our understanding of the mechanisms underlying valvular heart diseases, together with technological innovations and accumulating clinical experience, have led to great improvements in the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The prevalence of valvular heart disease increases sharply with advanced age. Nearly two-thirds of individuals ...

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 ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Nearly 30% of asymptomatic people aged at least 60 years ...

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

The heart has four valves which tends to open and close to keep blood flowing into and out of the heart. The valves help to keep blood flowing in one direction, and open so that blood can be pumped ...

Madrid, Spain – 29 August 2025: Updated ESC/EACTS Guidelines, being published today at ESC Congress 2025, aim to improve the way that patients with valvular heart disease are diagnosed and treated, ...

The updated ESC/EACTS Guidelines have been produced by an international panel of experts that include co-Chairpersons Professor Fabien Praz, an interventional cardiologist at Bern University Hospital ...

Helping to fill an evidence gap, a retrospective review of a large database of US commercial health claims indicates that in patients with valvular atrial fibrillation (AF), direct oral anticoagulants ...