Dear Dr. Roach: During a wellness ECG in May of this year, I was diagnosed with right bundle branch block. An echocardiogram indicated the following: mild mitral valve regurgitation; mild aortic valve ...

Oddly enough, having an aneurysm in the ascending aorta is significantly associated with decreased incidence of atherosclerosis, according to a study by Yale School of Medicine researchers published ...

DALLAS – June 18, 2013 – Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of aortic atherosclerosis can predict the risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular events in otherwise healthy individuals, researchers ...

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. Atherosclerosis happens when a fatty substance called plaque builds up inside your arteries. There are typically few noticeable ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 78, No. 10, [Part 2: Biological Sciences] (Oct., 1981), pp. 6494-6498 (5 pages) In epidemiological studies, both ...

Your heart has four chambers, each with a valve that allows blood to exit. Healthy valves open wide to let blood move freely through the heart and body. They then shut tightly until the next heartbeat ...

Dr. Robert Bonow answers the question: 'Replace Aortic Valve During Bypass?' — -- Question: I have a mild narrowing of my aortic valve. My doctor wants me to have my valve replaced while I am ...

Ten laying hens with low plasma cholesterol levels and no signs of fatty liver syndrome were examined at necropsy. Liver coloration and deposition of body fat were not abnormal in such hens. Eleven ...

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Aortic regurgitation occurs when blood flows retrograde (backwards) across the aortic valve from the aorta into the left ventricle during diastole. This abnormal backflow of blood leads to pathologic ...