A study led by bioengineers at the University of California San Diego sheds new light on how a type of heart valve disease, called aortic valve stenosis, progresses differently in males and females.

Partial heart transplants provide a range of lifesaving options for children with complex congenital heart conditions, and can lead to a domino effect of life-saving procedures.

Smoking, high blood pressure, and inactivity increase heart disease risk. Experts recommend lifestyle changes, regular screenings, and exercise to strengthen heart health and prevent complications.

The widowmaker heart attack lives up to its ominous name. Cardiologists break down the risks, symptoms, and heart-smart tips to help you avoid one.

Dr Rajneesh Kapoor highlights the evolution of structural heart disease treatments, exploring the impact of transcatheter ...

Heart conditions can be difficult to diagnose, often requiring specialised tools to provide a clear picture of a patient’s heart health. Among the most effective methods is the echo test for heart, ...

The Duke team performed the world’s first living mitral valve replacement, a type of partial heart transplant, which Duke ...

Loma Linda University Children's Hospital recently made history performing the first pediatric partial heart transplant in ...

New hope offered by a pharmacy team for treating heart disease by sharing insights into the fundamental process of how the heart is formed in utero.

From his lab at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy Drug Discovery Institute, Mingfu Wu, associate professor, is ...

A writer explores how a Jewish ritual changed her relationship with mortality. I had a hole in my chest. Three weeks had passed since my open-heart surgery. My body was rejecting some of my stitches, ...

A MAN assumed he was suffering from an allergic reaction after feeling a strange ripping in his chest – little did he know he’d be undergoing open heart surgery days later to save his ...