Heart valve disease happens when one or more of the four valves in your heart don’t function properly. Normally, heart valves ...

Guidelines regarding the management of patients with valvular heart disease have been published by the European Society of Cardiology and EACTS.

Medically reviewed by Anisha Shah, MD High blood pressure causes your heart's walls to thicken, which increases your risk of congestive heart failure (CHF).Coronary artery disease decreases blood flow ...

There are many different types of heart disease. Most happen due to plaque build-up from conditions like high blood pressure ...

You can develop shortness of breath if you have heart valve problems. This is because your heart valves help move blood through the four chambers of your heart and throughout your body. Your heart ...

Rheumatic heart disease is a serious complication of Group A Streptococcus infection. It can cause damage to the valves in your heart and may cause severe heart problems in the future. Rheumatic heart ...

Mitral regurgitation (MR) and tricuspid regurgitation (TR) are two conditions involving backward leakage of blood through a heart valve when a ventricle contracts. People may experience either or both ...

“Structural heart disease” is an umbrella term that refers to conditions that affect different structures within the heart. Some of these problems can be present at birth, while others develop later ...

Alexandria Nyembwe is a registered nurse and health writer. She has worked in street medicine serving populations experiencing homelessness in Skid Row Los Angeles as well as in cardiovascular care in ...