The last scientific statement on the "athlete's heart" was issued in 2015. Studies in the past 10 years about congenital ...

More than 60,000 people die from heart valve disease (HVD) in the U.S. each year, according to the American Heart Association ...

If validated prospectively, the findings could be ‘transformative’ for patients with no current medical options.

Roy and Kim Reid started a Memorial Day weekend with dinner and a movie at home. When Kim went to bed, Roy decided to watch ...

A Texas teen is celebrating turning 15 after surviving an 18-hour surgery to repair a rare congenital heart condition.

One in five older adults gets an infection up to six months after heart surgery - with women far more likely to develop one, ...

A recent study found that about one in five older adults develops an infection within six months after heart surgery. Women ...

Aortic stenosis is fairly uncommon among young people, though not absent. In younger folks, the disease is typically caused by a congenital heart condition. As we age, calcium deposits can build up ...

Minimally invasive heart procedures like transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and MitraClip placement to treat mitral regurgitation can improve quality of life, and even be lifesaving, for ...