Just surviving a major cardiac event is an achievement, but of course getting through whatever initial resuscitation and procedures necessary are merely the first steps. As a patient embarks on their ...

Introduction Extremely preterm (EP)/extremely low birthweight (ELBW) individuals may have an increased risk for adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Compared with term-born controls, these individuals ...

Myocardial fibrosis—the stiffening and scarring of heart tissue—is a key component of nearly every form of heart disease, from acute ischemic injury to genetic cardiomyopathies. Over time, this ...

Cardiac muscle tissue, or myocardium, is a type of muscle tissue that forms the heart. It contracts and releases involuntarily and keeps the heart pumping blood around the body. The human body ...

A cardiac electrophysiologist is a cardiologist who has 2 years of extra training to learn about heart rhythms and how to diagnose problems with them. Training to become certified as a cardiac ...

A cardiac surgeon is a type of cardiothoracic surgeon who specializes in operating on the heart, its valves and structures, and the important veins and arteries near it. General cardiothoracic ...

Abstract: In the fetal cardiac ultrasound examination, standard cardiac cycle (SCC) recognition is the essential foundation for diagnosing congenital heart disease. Previous studies have mostly ...

Though the terms “cardiac arrest” and “heart attack” are often used interchangeably, they are separate diagnoses and mean different things. But both are life-threatening emergencies that require ...

Introduction: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is characterized by the loss of cardiomyocytes, which impairs cardiac function and eventually leads to heart failure. The induction of cardiomyocyte ...