Wendy and Brian Barze chair this year's Birmingham Heart Ball, sharing their personal journey to heart health and their commitment to the American Heart Association.

An expert has issued a warning to people if they notice a specific sign when pressing down on the fingernails.

Pressing down on your fingernails could reveal a subtle yet serious indicator of heart trouble, according to a doctor.

It is characterized by the association of posterior fossa malformations, hemangiomas, arterial anomalies, coarctation of the aorta and other cardiac defects, and eye abnormalities. Since most ...

Surgery is still the treatment of choice in infants with an aortic coarctation with a mortality rate of less than 1%. Balloon dilatation should be avoided in children and neonates as it is less ...

Results Bicuspid aortic valves (BAV) were found in 52/152 (34%) 45,X study subjects and aortic coarctation (COA) in 19/152 (12.5%). Isolated anomalous pulmonary veins (APV) were detected in 15/152 (10 ...

Other outcomes included arch reintervention, aortic valve intervention, ascending aortic intervention, and residual/re-coarctation and resting hypertension at latest follow-up. Results After a median ...

Case Summary: We describe the first diagnosis case of PHACE syndrome in a one-month and 19-day-old infant who presented with a large facial hemangioma and coarctation of the aorta originating from the ...