Practical, plain-language articles on treatments, recovery, nutrition and wellness from the Clinic-Y care team.

Sweating beyond what heat and exertion explain has real treatments.
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Sleep, hormones, digestion and even drug metabolism follow a 24-hour schedule.
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A leaking aortic valve can now be repaired or replaced with several approaches.
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Balloon valvuloplasty helps some narrowed valves, much more for mitral than aortic.
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How surgeons safely stop and protect the heart during open surgery keeps improving.
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A new valve placed inside a failing biological one, without reopening the chest.
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Edge-to-edge repair and transcatheter replacement offer options for patients too high-risk for surgery.
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Some newborn heart defects rely on a vessel that normally closes after birth.
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About half of children with Down syndrome are born with a heart defect, most are very treatable.
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