A mom's sudden pain was a deadly heart condition. An ultrasound on an iPhone helped save her life.
Sara Adair knew she was at risk for a life-threatening aortic dissection after her father and sister experienced the same ...
My biggest fear was not waking up – Roger Black reflects on heart surgery
Two-time Olympic silver-medallist Roger Black feared he would not wake up after he had open heart surgery in January. Black, ...
'I'm a British Olympic hero and had life-saving surgery - but biggest fear left me terrified'
Roger Black has spoken about the heart surgery he underwent in January and the fear he felt before going under the knife ...
Natural gatekeeper: How plants use root barriers to maintain healthy relationships
Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, the University of Cologne, and the University of ...
'Smart' roots modify hydraulics to make strategic use of water, field study confirms
Plants are able to modify their root hydraulics to maintain water status and strategically use soil water, according to a new ...
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How a Y chromosome gene may shape the course of heart valve disease
Researchers have shed new light on how a type of heart valve disease -- aortic valve stenosis -- progresses differently in males and females.
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Q&A: Novel drug may replace ‘watchful waiting’ approach to aortic stenosis care
A novel therapeutic showed significant promise in slowing aortic valve calcification, potentially extending time until or eliminating need for transcatheter or surgical intervention for stenosis, ...
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PH risk grows over time with COA, or narrowing of aorta: Study
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) risk grows over time for patients with narrowing of the aorta, the body's biggest blood vessel, ...
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Prognostic implications of left atrial dilation in aortic regurgitation due to bicuspid aortic valve
Objective To investigate the prognostic value of left atrial volume index (LAVI) in patients with moderate to severe aortic regurgitation (AR) and bicuspid aortic valve (BAV). Methods 554 individuals ...