The soleus muscle along with other muscles in the calves, form a strong muscular pump system for blood circulation. Your body receives oxygen-rich blood from your heart before it reaches your lower ...

Contemporary atrial fibrillation (AF) screening relies on ECG and photoplethysmography in hospitals or on data derived from wearable devices, which are constrained by limited accessibility and high ...

Aristotle viewed the heart as the seat of the soul. A similar conception appears in Egyptian mythology and Judeo-Christian ...

A routine, low-cost heart test may be on the verge of a transformative upgrade thanks to artificial intelligence. With ...

A new study from Emory University reveals that maintaining optimal cardiovascular health can significantly improve overall physical and psychological well-being.

When the scientist's bosses pulled the plug, he continued his experiments on the human/alien chimera at home, with predictably disastrous results. He then teamed up with a detective to track down the ...

New findings by a team of molecular biologists at Brown University on the critical role of a protein called AIMP3 in heart function could inform new treatments for heart disease.

Acute myocarditis—sudden inflammation of the heart—causes mild symptoms in most cases, but about 10% of acute myocarditis cases can be sudden and severe, leading to cardiac arrhythmias, heart ...

Two heart survivors reunite with life-saving doctors June 20 at Ochsner Lafayette General to celebrate advanced care and second chances.

Surgeons at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center successfully performed a fully robotic heart transplant on an adult patient—the first reported in the United States, according to a release.

Surgeons at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center successfully performed a fully robotic heart transplant on an adult patient – the first reported in the United States. Using a surgical robot, lead surgeon ...