DEAR DOCTOR K: My doctor says I have a leaky mitral valve. What does this mean? And does it need to be treated if it's not causing symptoms? DEAR READER: The four valves of your heart work like ...

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 ...

DEAR DOCTOR K >> My doctor says I have a leaky mitral valve. What does this mean? And does it need to be treated if it's not causing symptoms? DEAR READER >> The four valves of your heart work like ...

UAB Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Assistant Professor Panayotis Vardas, M.D., was recently featured on UAB’s MedCast Podcast to discuss the causes and treatment options for degenerative valve ...

A leaky heart valve does not close properly, causing leakage between the heart chambers. Depending on the severity of the leak, there are different treatments available, from medication to surgery. A ...

Their findings on the condition called degenerative mitral regurgitation were published today in the peer-reviewed Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), representing the largest study to ...

New findings reveal a potential connection between serotonin activity and the progression of a widespread heart valve ...

Dr. Siddharth, usually referred to as Dr. Sidd, decided to repair and not replace Baer’s valve. He used an innovative technique called PVL closure to place a catheter in a small vein in the patient’s ...

Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale was hospitalized over the Labor Day weekend. Local furniture store owner and personality Jim ‘Mattress Mack' McIngvale announced this week that he will soon undergo ...

MAN’S STORY. YOU COULD SAY HE IS LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. YEAH, DEB, THIS STORY COULD HAVE ENDED BADLY. DEVONTE FLETCHER IS ONLY 30 YEARS OLD, BUT HE HAS A HISTORY OF IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT, ATRIAL ...