Feb 12, 2021

What is Heart Valve Disease?

When one or more of the valves in your heart doesn’t work properly, you may have heart valve disease. Some heart valve problems may develop at birth, while others can develop as adults.

By James Stephen Jenkins, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FSVM

Older woman getting her blood pressure checked by her doctor

Conditions & Treatment

Aug 11, 2020

Menopause Hormone Therapy and Cardiovascular Disease

Hormone replacement therapy with estrogen or estrogen-progesterone combination is used to relieve menopausal symptoms. However, the effects on hormone replacement on cardiovascular disease remain controversial.

By Salima Qamruddin, MD, MPH and Elizabeth R. Lapeyre, MD and Ivana Okor, MD