An out-of-sync electrical system in the heart can cause extra beats called PVCs. They are usually benign, but a Bucks County man learned they can also be a sign of heart failure.

When the heart is deprived of blood, ischemia – a shortage of oxygen – can damage its muscle tissue, or myocardium, reducing function and health once it is transplanted.

Heart will hit the road again in August, with support on select dates from Todd Rundgren. The 14-date trek launches on Aug. 8 in Quincy, Washington, and concludes on Aug. 30 in Bethel, New York.

Physical examination on admission revealed a heart rate of 78 ... with a decrease in the left ventricular ejection fraction, suggesting a possible association with microcirculatory dysfunction (Figure ...

Instead, at its heart, there are two stars ... Of particular interest to astronomers is the nebula's faint, Venn-diagram-like structure — two rings of ejected material shaped by the ...

Our vision is to innovate and incorporate promising technologies to communicate freely available, high-priority, high-quality content, which accelerates scientific progress and advances heart and ...

EBR’s technology uses an electrode the size of a cooked grain of rice, which is placed inside the left ventricle of the heart and powered by a small ultrasound transmitter on the chest.

Thousands of heart attacks could be prevented if the NHS started quickly prescribing a drug in combination with statins, new research suggests. Scientists are demanding a change to NHS prescribing ...

The diagram outlines the heart’s short-term and long-term adaptive responses to increased afterload, emphasizing the potential for right ventricular dilatation and the associated negative outcomes on ...

Patients who receive an add-on medication soon after a heart attack have a significantly better prognosis than those who receive it later, or not all, new research suggests. Patients who receive ...