The S1 heart sound is two of your heart valves closing. It's the first sound doctors can hear with a stethoscope. Learn what ...

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Mitral valve disease affects the heart's left chambers, leading to complications like atrial fibrillation and heart failure.

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A large population study of men over 45 indicates insulin resistance may be an important risk factor for the development of ...

Insulin resistance associated with prediabetes appears to raise a person’s risk of a common and serious heart valve ...

Investigators saw more deaths in patients with severe TR after repeat mitral valve procedures; what to do about it is unclear ...

A large new population study of men over 45 indicates insulin resistance may be an important risk factor for the development of the world's most common heart valve disease -- aortic stenosis (AS).

Vetmedin Solution from Boehringer Ingelheim is indicated for treatment of cases caused by myxomatous mitral valve disease or ...

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