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Understanding Aortic Valve Disease

Your heart works tirelessly, beating roughly 100,000 times a day to keep blood moving through your body. At the center of this incredible process is the aortic valve. It acts as the main gatekeeper...

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Aneurysm vs. Stroke

Every year, about 30,000 people in the United States suffer a brain aneurysm rupture, with one occurring every 18 minutes. Although they are two distinct conditions, a ruptured aneurysm in the brain can cause a life...