Inside the four chambers of your heart is a system designed to pump blood throughout your body. When that system works properly, blood flows through two chambers on the right side of your heart, then ...

Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a common congenital abnormality of the heart that can cause severe complications such as arrhythmias, heart failure, and sudden cardiac death. To date, the causes of MVP ...

The sudden passing of Eleanor Carol Barr, the 39-year-old wife of U.S. Rep. Andy Barr of Kentucky, is putting the spotlight on mitral valve prolapse, or floppy valve syndrome, listed as the cause of ...

TWILIGHT: A Randomized Trial of Ticagrelor Monotherapy vs. Ticagrelor-Plus-Aspirin Beginning at 3 Months in High-Risk Patients Undergoing PCI Receive the the latest news, research, and presentations ...

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have been awarded a $10.2 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health to investigate ...

Our multidisciplinary cardiovascular team collaborates on mitral valve repair, transcatheter technologies, mitral valve replacement, and follow-up treatment so patients can get all their care for ...

Mitral valve prolapse is a condition that is supposed to occur frequently in the presence of panic disorder. Since it is a heart condition, patients told they have this condition have one more thing ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Ever been to a large sporting event, such as a football or baseball game with 60,000 screaming fans? What you don’t hear through the screams is a clicking sound in the chests of ...

The findings provide contemporary surgical benchmarks, which will become even more important as M-TEER trial data emerge.

Our eyes, gestures, and tone bring us together in a more profound way than words alone. It’s why we look hopefully toward the return of in-person, face-to-face connection. Mitral valve prolapse is a ...