Heart & Vascular

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What is a tricuspid valve repair?

Minimally invasive surgery is an option for treatment.

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What is transcatheter aortic valve implantation?

This is an alternative to traditional open-heart surgery.

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What to expect after a transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Steps you can take to help your recovery after surgery.

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What to know about aortic stenosis

Causes of aortic stenosis, and treatments.

What causes pulmonary hypertension?

An expert explains four underlying causes of this lung condition.

Lower your LDL cholesterol with plant sterols and stanols

A registered dietitian can help you create a nutrition plan to lower your cholesterol naturally. Here's how.

Portrait of 20-year-old heart transplant patient Jia Cade.

Born with a congenital heart defect, a heart transplant at 19

A congenital heart defect leads, two decades later, to a dramatic heart transplant.

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Treatment for PAD: What are your options?

If you've been diagnosed with peripheral artery disease (PAD), you may be curious about your options. Read on for treatment details, as well as lifestyle changes you can make to improve your symptoms and your risk of heart attack or stroke.

My son has sickle cell anemia — a mother’s story

September is sickle cell awareness month. Learn more about this blood disease from a mother whose son has it.