Your heart has four valves. Their job is to make sure that blood flows properly and in the right direction. The…
Before your blood is pumped out of your heart to circulate throughout your body, it must pass through the aortic…
Unlike the Valentine images of pink and red cartoon hearts, the human heart is really a fist-sized muscle divided…
Aortic stenosis tends to get worse over time, slowly restricting the amount of fresh blood being pumped out of the…
In aortic stenosis, your aortic heart valve does not let enough blood flow out of your heart to the aorta, the…
Aortic stenosis is a disease that progresses — it gets worse over time. To protect your health, you need to…
Diabetes is a risk factor for aortic stenosis along with smoking, high cholesterol and high blood pressure. What's…
Aortic stenosis is a complex disease that affects everyone differently. That’s why all aortic stenosis patients…
Cardioversion treats some cardiac arrhythmias (abnormal heartbeats). In non-emergency situations, this most often…
Just like your computer or your coffee pot, your cardiovascular system uses electric power. One big difference is…
Did your doctor ask you to schedule an “echo?” The full name of this test is an “echocardiogram” or “…
In people with coronary artery disease (CAD), fatty plaque builds up in the coronary arteries over a period of…
Cardiac catheterization is a minimally invasive procedure doctors use to diagnose and treat certain heart…
Coronary angioplasty is a minimally invasive procedure to widen or open a blocked or narrowed heart artery.…
Can you have sex again once you've had angioplasty? That's a common worry for people living with coronary artery…
Did you know that your heart beats an average of 100,000 times per day? This life-sustaining pump speeds up and…
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve replacement) treats severe aortic valve stenosis — or narrowing. The aortic valve…
Your heart’s aortic valve plays a crucial role in helping your heart function properly. The aortic valve pushes…
Your heart is pretty amazing. It beats approximately 100,000 times each day and pumps 2,000 gallons of blood…
With cardiovascular disease responsible for one in three deaths in the United States, prioritizing your heart…
