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.

Corewell Health was awarded the Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center Award, one of only 24 centers in the country.

That makes the heart also have to work harder to pump enough blood for the body to make up for the blood that’s leaking ... Aortic valve disease can range from mild to severe, as can symptoms ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

"Don't be afraid to go to the doctor and get checked. But if you are it's ok. Just make sure you do it afraid, but ultimately ...

Former PGA Championship winner Davis Love III is recovering at home after undergoing open-heart surgery last week. Love, 60, underwent surgery to replace a “leaky valve” on Jan. 21 and was ...