Severe valvular heart disease was not uncommon among patients with cancer, and intervention to manage the valvular disease ...

Almost one-third of people over the age of 60 have valvular heart disease, although less than 3% have clinically significant disease, according to new registry data from the United Kingdom. The ...

(HealthDay News) — Severe valvular heart disease (VHD) is prevalent among patients with cancer and is associated with reduced survival, according to a study presented at the annual congress of the ...

Mitral valve, computer illustration. Valvular heart disease can, if found early, be managed and potentially mitigated before the need for surgery. As such, education is important so that cardiology ...

Routine echocardiography in cancer centers can spot severe valve disease earlier and trigger timely treatment decisions.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The prevalence of valvular heart disease increases sharply with advanced age. Nearly two-thirds of individuals ...

Take this news to heart. You could have a common condition that increases your risk of heart attack and stroke — and not even know it. More than a quarter of “healthy” adults over 60 have undiagnosed ...

Treatment of valvular heart disease has made phenomenal strides over the past two decades, but these life-changing gains are not trickling down to everybody. A huge part of the problem is the lack of ...

There are at least 4.7 million people between the ages of 65 and 85 with moderate or greater valvular heart disease (VHD) in the United States. At least 10.6 million people 65 to 85 have clinically ...

MONTH AND TOMORROW IS HEART VALVE DISEASE AWARENESS DAY. SO RIGHT NOW I’M JOINED BY DOCTOR ARUN KUMAR REDDY WHO IS A CARDIOLOGIST AT UPMC. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME ...

HVD occurs when a damaged heart valve disrupts blood flow to the heart by not opening or closing properly. There are two types of disruptions: stenosis and regurgitation. Stenosis occurs when the ...

Your heart has four valves that open and close with each heartbeat to control the flow of blood. Heart valve diseases are conditions that affect one or more heart valves. Each heart valve condition ...