A groundbreaking study has shown that pig hearts could keep critically ill babies alive while they wait for a transplant.

Christopher Biggins has faced health struggles for years, but an issue with his heart led him to undergo a controversial ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The main cause of Gene Hackman's death was heart disease, but he was also in the advanced stages of ...

Hearing impairment increases a person’s risk of heart failure, a new study has found. The study found that psychological distress caused by hearing impairment plays a “notable” role in ...

Geriatrics and Aging. 2006;9(10):691-696. © 2006 1453987 Ontario, Ltd. Cite this: Prosthetic Heart Valves, Part I: Identification and Potential Complications ...

Any time bacteria enters the bloodstream, there is an increased risk of endocarditis, which is an infection of the heart valves. While tongue-scraping can be good for oral health, it’s important ...

As it aims to broaden the reach of its replacement heart valves among younger patients, Edwards Lifesciences has put forward new clinical data showing its bioprosthetics can maintain their ...

Doctors in New York City were able to save the lives of three children with one heart transplant. When an 11-year-old girl received a full heart transplant at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley ...

Registry study of 600-plus pregnancies represents the largest cohort of pregnant women with a prosthetic heart valve. However scant, the available data on pregnant women with prosthetic valves did ...

“For someone with a heart valve issue, this could potentially lead to endocarditis, which has a mortality rate between 15% to 30%,” Loveland added. “Patients with heart valve issues should ...