Mitral valve disease refers to irregular conditions of the mitral valve. This valve is located between the two left chambers of your heart. It works to keep blood flowing properly in one direction from the left atrium to the left ventricle and prevents it from flowing backward. When your mitral v...

CABG, or heart bypass, is one of two techniques used in the treatment of CAD. The other is percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), often called angioplasty and stenting. Both aim to improve the flow of oxygen-rich blood to the heart. The first heart bypasses were done in the 1960s, and the UKâ€...