My heart was breaking, but not from lost love. It was failing in the most literal sense.

PanEcho isn’t yet ready to be a standalone tool, researchers say, but shows promise at improving workflows and patient care.

The development of aortic valve sclerosis may signal disease progression in patients with chronic ... The presence of AV sclerosis was identified using images from transthoracic echocardiography.

Cardiologists use echocardiography to diagnose a range of functional or structural abnormalities of the heart. Using more ...

Cardiac rehabilitation to improve health-related quality of life following trans-catheter aortic valve implantation: a randomised controlled feasibility study, Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 4, 1 ...

The woman's doctors checked her heart function with an echocardiogram, which uses ultrasound to visualize blood flow through the heart's valves and chambers. They also used cardiac catheterization, ...

Screening events have served more than 1,800 Midland area teens — with 60 of those referred for full cardiac evaluation of ...

With recent advancements in surgical techniques, the majority of older patients with severe aortic stenosis are suitable candidates for valve replacement--even octogenarians and nonagenarians.

Objective In this study, the impact of regular training on left ventricle morphology in a group of athletes with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) was evaluated. Design Longitudinal cohort study. A group of ...

Objective This study aims to evaluate the role of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs) in patients with SLE with heart valve ...

A leaky heart valve refers to a heart valve that does not close properly and cannot repair itself. Treatment usually involves surgery, but it is possible to resolve the issue without surgery. When ...