A new study has identified an enzyme that plays an important role in breaking down unneeded or damaged proteins in the heart – an important process for maintaining heart health.

Young patients who have undergone the Ross procedure for aortic valve disease have shown excellent long-term survival, the ...

Here, we describe the structural and functional changes in the ascending aorta of obstructive patients with HCM ... 2025 The Authors and Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Foundation. Circulation: Heart ...

Severe aortic stenosis (AS) is the most common degenerative heart valve disease and poses a substantial burden in the elderly.1 2 In the management of cardiogenic shock (CS) secondary to AS, ...

Bradycardia refers to a resting heart rate that is slower than usual. A heart rate of fewer than 60 beats per minute (bpm) may indicate an underlying health issue, but this is not always the case.

The four heart valves (tricuspid, pulmonary, mitral and aortic) open and close at just the right moment to keep the blood moving in the proper direction through the heart. It is helpful to visualize ...

“There were no adverse effects, such as excessive growth or an enlarged heart,” said Mara Bouwman, co-first author of the study. “We also didn’t see any cell division in healthy heart tissu ...

In addition to regular exercise and not smoking, diet is one of the best ways to protect your heart. That’s because inflammation, blood pressure, cholesterol, and other heart disease risk ...

Blood pressure and heart rate (pulse) are two important vital signs measured during a healthcare visit. Blood pressure (BP) is a measure of the force of blood on the blood vessel walls. Blood vessels ...

Unveiling transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis and its predictors among elderly patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Eur Heart J. 2017;38:2879–2887.

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