West of Tokyo lies Fukui, a prefecture with all its wonders just a ride away from each other, making for a perfect vacation with lots to see in just a few days. Discovering Fukui is as easy as ...

Transcatheter heart valve (THV) underexpansion after transcatheter aortic valve replacement may be associated with worse outcomes. THV expansion can be assessed fluoroscopically using a pigtail for ...

Primed to view any unusual behaviour by Valve as evidence of Half-Life 3's development, fans have naturally speculated that this hidden game is Gordon Freeman's long-awaited third adventure. But ...

Once you have made the decision to have heart valve replacement surgery, you, along with your surgeon, will need to decide what type of replacement valve is best for you. There are several types of ...

Notch1 is expressed uniformly throughout the mouse endocardium during the initial stages of heart valve formation, yet it remains unclear how Notch signaling is activated specifically in the AVC ...

AP indicates anterior–posterior view; LIPV, left inferior pulmonary vein; LSPV, left superior pulmonary vein; MV, mitral valve; PA, posterior–anterior view; RIPV, right inferior pulmonary vein; and ...

As the heart muscle contracts, it propels the blood out into the vascular system. The heart’s chambers and valves are arranged to direct the flow of the blood as the heart beats. The heart has two ...

AF is a heterogeneous rhythm disorder that is related to a wide spectrum of etiologies and has broad clinical presentations. Mechanisms underlying AF are complex and remain incompletely understood ...

Background: There are substantial geographic disparities in the life expectancy (LE) across the U.S. with myocardial infarction (MI) contributing significantly to the differences between the states ...