Combining a biological heart and a silicone robotic pump, researchers created a biorobotic heart that beats like a real one, with a focus on a valve on the left side of the heart. The heart valve ...

The chambers of the heart operate as a ‘double-pump’ system for the body’s circulation. In coordination with valves, the chambers work to keep blood flowing in the proper sequence. The chambers on the ...

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is an acquired chronic inflammatory disease of the heart valves. Regarded as an autoimmune sequela of Streptococcus pyogenes infection, RHD is triggered by the ...