Bicuspid aortic valve is the most common form of congenital heart disease. It is associated with both valvular pathology and aortic disease. Aortic regurgitation caused by a bicuspid aortic valve can ...

1 Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation-Aswan Heart Centre, Cairo, Egypt 2 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom Rheumatic heart disease is a serious ailment ...

Correspondence to: Dr Brad Munt St Paul’s Hospital, 2350-1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6Z 1Y6; bmunt{at}providencehealth.bc.ca Valvular heart disease is a significant cause ...

Our multidisciplinary cardiovascular team collaborates on mitral valve repair, transcatheter technologies, mitral valve replacement, and follow-up treatment so patients can get all their care for ...

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands Surgical mitral valve repair through median sternotomy has long presented the treatment of choice for ...

The aortic valve sits between the heart’s left ventricle and the aorta. It opens and closes with the heartbeat to allow blood to flow to the body without leaking back into the heart. It may need to be ...

The tricuspid valve controls the flow of blood from the right upper chamber to the right lower chamber of the heart. This valve may become dysfunctional due to infection, rheumatic heart disease or ...

The mitral valve is one of four valves that control blood flow between the heart chambers. The mitral valve lies between the left atrium and left ventricle, preventing blood from leaking back into the ...

Your heart valves help control the direction of your blood flow. If one or more of your heart valves is not working properly it can put extra strain on your heart. If this happens you may need surgery ...