Valvular heart disease (VHD) is a potentially fatal condition, yet it's difficult to diagnose with a regular stethoscope. A ...

The sound waves echo off the heart, which a doctor can interpret through a computer to see images of the heart structure and valves. An echocardiogram is a painless procedure similar to a ...

Registry study of 600-plus pregnancies represents the largest cohort of pregnant women with a prosthetic heart valve. However scant, the available data on pregnant women with prosthetic valves did ...