Swelling (inflammation) is your body’s natural reaction to an injury. Inflammation can happen anywhere—on the

A ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a hole in the part of the septum that

Nearly 6 million Americans have a blood clot in their veins (also called venous thrombus,

Varicose veins are swollen, purple veins in the legs that are visible under your skin.

Not much can be done to prevent valve disease, but it is still important to

There are 2 kinds of ischemic stroke: thrombotic stroke and embolic stroke Ischemic Stroke (caused

The heart’s lower-right chamber (the right ventricle) and lower-left chamber (the left ventricle) are divided

The word “atresia” means “no opening.” In tricuspid atresia, the valve is missing between the