Mitral valve, computer illustration. Valvular heart disease can, if found early, be managed and potentially mitigated before the need for surgery. As such, education is important so that cardiology ...
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 ...
Valvular heart disease happens when your heart's valves do not work correctly. This causes your heart muscle to work harder so it can circulate the right amount of blood throughout your body. Valve ...
EurekAlert!: Valvular heart disease is common in cancer patients but interventions improve survival
Vienna, Austria – 11 December 2025: Valvular heart disease, identified through cardiovascular imaging, is common in cancer patients. Interventions to treat valvular heart disease significantly ...
Valvular heart disease is common in cancer patients but interventions improve survival
People reporting a high level of loneliness, but not those with social isolation, had elevated risk for developing valvular heart disease, according to the results of a prospective cohort study.
EurekAlert!: New ESC/EACTS guidelines guidelines for valvular heart disease will help prevent under treatment of patients and support more equitable, higher quality care
Madrid, Spain – 29 August 2025: Updated ESC/EACTS Guidelines, being published today at ESC Congress 2025, aim to improve the way that patients with valvular heart disease are diagnosed and treated, ...
New ESC/EACTS guidelines guidelines for valvular heart disease will help prevent under treatment of patients and support more equitable, higher quality care
Almost one-third of people over the age of 60 have valvular heart disease, although less than 3% have clinically significant disease, according to new registry data from the United Kingdom. The ...