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G’bari Gilliam was living the life he had dreamed about since childhood. The professional hip-hop dancer had moved to Los Angeles, built a successful career and was rehearsing for his next performance when his heart suddenly stopped.Gilliam, 32, …

HeartValveSurgery.com recently interviewed Pedro Catarino, MD, director of Aortic Surgery and professor of Cardiac Surgery in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, about aortic valve regurgitation—a potentially dangerous condition in which …

Chris McCain was dying. He knew it. His wife, daughter and son also knew it. Years ago, at age 37, Chris had undergone a double lung transplant, but now those lungs were failing.At first, Chris noticed he’d be out of breath while carrying equipment …