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Doctors at Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital knew Gary Wingfeld was a high-risk candidate for a procedure to replace his damaged heart valve. Wingfeld, 70, was admitted to the hospital on April 20 ...

Your heart is a muscular organ that helps circulate your blood, which delivers oxygen and nutrients to your tissues. There are four chambers and four valves in your heart, and each ensures proper ...

The inferior vena cava (also known as IVC or the posterior vena cava) is a large vein that carries oxygen-depleted blood from the torso and lower body to the right side of the heart. From there the ...