Anatomically, cardiac rupture occurs at the intersection between injured and healthy cardiac tissue. This region is referred to as the borderzone. The conventional view is that increased mechanical ...

Scientists have created a three-dimensional "heart-on-a-chip" (HOC) that could provide a breakthrough in the fight against the world's leading cause of death, cardiovascular disease. One major ...

Study shows that cardiac spheroids, derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells, can be easily transported and injected into damaged areas of the heart to promote its regeneration and recovery ...

Regenerative heart therapies involve transplanting cardiac muscle cells into damaged areas of the heart to recover lost function. However, the risk of arrhythmias following this procedure is ...

More than 300,000 people suffer a heart attack in Germany every year. The heart muscle is then no longer supplied with sufficient blood and oxygen, and part of the tissue dies and scars. Unlike the ...

Study shows greater muscle area in men leads increased risk of heart disease; it's different for muscle density. Body composition -- often expressed as the amount of fat in relation to muscle -- is ...

Cardiac rehabilitation is more than post-surgery exercise. A structured, medically supervised programme can reduce repeat heart attacks, improve mental health and help patients regain strength safely, ...

Your heart is one of the most important organs of the body. It pumps oxygenated blood to the body, helps in nutrient delivery in the body, sends oxygen-poor blood to the lungs, receives oxygen-rich ...

February is Heart Month, the Gibraltar Cardiac Association is raising awareness of heart issues and in this article, the last ...

People often use the terms "heart attack" and "cardiac arrest" interchangeably, but there are some key differences between the two, according to Dr. Grant Reed, an interventional cardiologist at ...