New Type of Heart Valve. By ABC News. March 13, 2001, 4:36 PM. R O C H E S T E R, N.Y., March 13 -- James Dauteuil probably never expected he would be wearing a piece of ...

Heart valve disease means that at least one of the heart’s four valves fails to operate as usual. Symptoms and treatments can vary greatly depending on which valves are affected and the reason why.

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MDMedically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Heart valves keep blood flowing in the right direction between the heart's four chambers. If a valve, such as the ...

Advancing age is the primary risk factor for a leaky heart valve, but conditions such as type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure can also increase the risk of valve regurgitation.

One of Edwards Lifesciences Corp.’s major projects,developing a heart valve that doesn’t require major surgery,is moving along and gaining notice among analysts. Irvine-based Edwards recently started ...

Types There are many different types of heart valve disease. To understand them, it’s helpful to know a bit about the four valves in your heart.

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A first of its kind surgery to help people with a specific type of heart failure is going through clinical trials at Providence St. Vincent’s valve center. As a part of ...

There are three main types of valvular heart diseases: Regurgitation—Your valve doesn’t close properly, and blood leaks backward.Regurgitation may occur because of a valve prolapse. Prolapse is when ...

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. still is the king of heart valves. But it has to defend its throne this year. The Irvine-based company is the No. 1 heart valve maker with 40% of the overall market and a 60 ...

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 ...

This is a type of heart valve disease in which the pulmonary artery, the vessel connecting the heart to the lungs, is too narrow or thick. Atrial septal defect.