Aortic stenosis (AS) is a very common heart valve disorder. The condition is present in almost 5 percent of adults over the age of 75. AS is the narrowing of the valve leading out of the heart. The most common reason is calcification of the valve...
Bicuspid aortic valve disease (BAVSD) is a group of disorders that affect the heart. The aortic valve is a part of the heart that normally has three cusps (also called leaflets) that manages the blood flow in the heart's left ventricle. The...
The heart functions to pump blood to and from the lungs to receive oxygen and then pump the oxygenated blood through the body. Blood flows through the four chambers of the heart through heart valves that open and close as the chambers contract and...
Cardiac diagnostic procedures assist physicians in diagnosing problems within the heart. Invasive testing may involve a catheter threaded through a blood vessel or a scope snaked down the esophagus. Non-invasive procedures can involve movement and...
Your heart consists of four chambers. Two upper atrium and two lower ventricles. Blood returning to the heart after delivering oxygen to the body enters the right atrium. It is then pushed through the left ventricle and into the lungs to be...
As described by the Merck Manual and the Mayo Clinic, polycystic kidney disease is a hereditary disorder that results in multiple, various-sized and progressively enlarging benign cysts in both kidneys. Inheritance is most commonly autosomal...
