You can develop shortness of breath if you have heart valve problems. This is because your heart valves help move blood through the four chambers of your heart and throughout your body. Your heart ...

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is a common congenital heart condition. It can cause a number of symptoms, such as chest pain, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, and more. BAV occurs when the aortic ...

People with severely leaky heart valves that cause no symptoms — a situation thought to be relatively harmless — actually are in danger of dying and should consider surgery to get the problem fixed ...

Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) occurs when the valve between the heart’s left chambers doesn’t close properly. Many people don’t have symptoms, but others experience heart palpitations, chest pain, and ...

Cardiovascular problems like coronary heart disease and heart attacks are common, but not all heart-related diseases occur within the heart muscles or arteries. Issues can also arise with the heart ...

When one of the heart's valves springs a big leak, that can spell big trouble. The good news: The condition, known as degenerative mitral regurgitation (DMR), is treatable using a minimally invasive ...

Valvular heart disease, also called heart valve disease, occurs when you have a diseased or damaged heart valve. When your heart pumps blood, your valves open and close to keep blood flowing in the ...

Q. I have mitral and tricuspid valve regurgitation, rated 2+ to 3+. This seems quite serious to me, but my doctor has told me that it will be fine. Because I also have lots of skipped beats, I had a ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dear Dr. Donohue — My doctor had me get an echocardiogram (report enclosed). He said I have an enlarged heart, but he didn't ...

Q: I recently had an echocardiogram done because my physician detected a heart murmur. The test also indicated that I had a "leaky valve." My internist said I shouldn't be overly concerned, since this ...

The sheer scale of undiagnosed heart valve disease in our ageing population has been revealed for the first time, thanks to new research led by the University of East Anglia. More than a quarter of ...

Mitral valve prolapse is a condition affecting the heart. Doctors may also call it floppy mitral valve syndrome or systolic click-murmur syndrome. It stems from a mitral valve malfunction, which may ...