Low-density lipoproteins (LDL)—commonly known as bad cholesterol—have long been on scientists' radar as a major contributor ...

"It allows us to view the heart anatomy in a different way -- to get all sorts of special images we couldn't get before." 3-D echo provides more accurate measurements of heart muscle function and ...

If you clench your hand into a fist, this is approximately the same size as your heart. It is located in the middle of the chest and slightly towards the left. The heart is a large muscular pump ...

Did you know broken heart syndrome is real? Super stressful events, like a death or a divorce, can trigger chest pain. Spooky but true. If doctors removed your ticker, it would keep beating for a ...

Residents living near noisy airports had 10% to 20% worse heart structure and function, compared to people who moved to get away from the aircraft noise, according to results published Wednesday ...

Researchers have developed a way of bioprinting tissues that change shape as a result of cell-generated forces, in the same way that it happens in biological tissues during organ development. The ...

Grafting patches of lab-grown muscle to the surface of the heart could offer a lifeline for people waiting for a transplant.

The clinical relevance of cardiac changes with endurance exercise can be reviewed in three broad areas: (1) how does heart structure, function or electrical activity adapt to endurance training? (2) ...

we were able to get an even more detailed and higher-resolution picture of the structure of ApoB100. Ideally, this can lead to more targeted treatments that reduce heart disease-related risks ...