Frye Regional Medical Center, a Duke LifePoint facility and Duke Health affiliate in Heart in Hickory, has successfully completed its 50th Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedure, ...

The theoretical and practical advantages of the flexible-leaflet prosthetic aortic valve make it worthy of continued development. Laboratory and clinical experience with a precision-molded, ...

Abnormalities of atrioventricular (AV) valve function result in elevated left atrial pressure, which will harm the pulmonary circulation. Chronic aortic outflow obstruction will result in hypertrophy ...

Diastolic dysfunction does not necessarily translate to a diagnosis of heart failure, and preserved ejection fraction means that the percentage is within the normal range, or over 50%. Ejection ...

Natalie has worked as a fleet journalist for over 20 years, previously as assistant editor on the former Company Car magazine before joining Fleet World in 2006. Prior to this, she worked on a range ...