Using cannabis has been linked to changes in the structure of the heart in a study. Researchers interviewed and assessed heart the scans of 3,407 participants for the study. The volunteers were placed ...

Heart disease kills 18 million people each year, but the development of new therapies faces a bottleneck: no physiological model of the entire human heart exists – so far. A new multi-chamber organoid ...

Connective Tissue: Supports, connects, and separates different types of tissues and organs in the body. It provides structural support, transports nutrients and waste products, and plays a role in ...

A new physiological measurement of heart function developed at UVA Health could improve survival for heart-failure patients by identifying high-risk patients who require tailored treatments, a study ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The first pacemaker implantation was performed in 1958, and the technology has undergone many advances since ...

The right coronary artery supplies blood to a part of the heart. To do this effectively, it branches off into smaller arteries, such as the conus artery and the sinoatrial nodal branch. Each branch ...

On Wednesday, medtech giant Abbott announced that its new leadless pacemaker system, Aveir DR, has been approved by the FDA. This is the first time the FDA has given a thumbs up to a device of this ...

Before we pinpoint the "arrow's" target, let's establish a foundational understanding of the heart's major components. The ...