As your heart beats, it pumps blood from the left ... a mineral found naturally in your blood, accumulates on the valve's cusps. Calcium deposits can build up sooner in people with abnormal ...

an extremely rare heart condition called a quadricuspid aortic valve. A normal heart has three cusps, or leaflets, in the ...

When two of the cusps are fused together ... click frequently indicates a bicuspid aortic valve. This sound is heard just after the 1st heart sound (S1). Usually, the opening of the aortic ...

Left heart failure results in passive elevation ... such as a bicuspid aortic valve or cusp prolapse. Vegetations on the aortic valve, consistent with endocarditis, may also be identified ...

A groundbreaking heart procedure at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital has made Maryland history. Joan Mertz, 83, became the first patient in the state to undergo an artificial heart valve replacement ...

More than 60,000 people die from heart valve disease (HVD) in the U.S. each year, according to the American Heart Association 2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistical Update. Additionally ...

Long-axis parasternal view, revealing the intensity of calcification and doming of the aortic cusps in systole. Left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) diameter may be measured for valve area ...