Q. I have a leaky heart valve that may need surgery down the road. Can you tell me about heart-valve surgery in one of your columns? A. First, let’s explain briefly how the heart works.

February is Heart Month, an effort to raise awareness of heart disease, the leading cause of death for both men and women.

There are four valves in the heart and each one has strong flaps called “leaflets” that control blood flow. Leaflets open to let blood move through the heart and out to the rest of the body. They then ...

Heart health is central to overall well-being, so it's important to be aware of certain risk factors for heart disease and symptoms that may indicate something is wrong ...

Friday is “Go Red for Women’s Day,” which aims to create awareness around women’s heart health. One young mother of two is ...

As your heart beats, it pumps blood from the left ventricle through the aortic valve and into the aorta, your body’s largest artery. The aortic valve is made up of three triangular flaps of ...

PGA winner Davis Love III is recovering after undergoing open-heart surgery Jan. 21 to replace a "leaky valve." ...

and signs of right sided heart failure (i.e. peripheral edema) — are also common. Rare initial symptoms in a patient with aortic stenosis include embolic phenomenon from calcified aortic valve ...