Your heart might be functioning as if it’s decades older than your chronological age, particularly if you carry excess weight or live with chronic health conditions. The concept of “functional heart ...

After a routine ultrasound at 24 weeks, Brailey and Louis Valenzuela learned some unexpected news about their baby, Arley — she had an olive-sized tumor on her heart known as pericardial teratoma. “We ...

Jen Davis (left) and Bella Reichardt (right) conducting research in a lab for genetic engineering of heart fibroblasts.at the UW Medicine Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration Medicine. Fibroblasts ...

After a routine ultrasound at 24 weeks, Brailey and Louis Valenzuela learned some unexpected news about their baby, Arley — she had an olive-sized tumor on her heart known as pericardial teratoma. “We ...

A New York City dad who suffered sudden heart failure and nearly lost his life is sharing his story of survival after a successful heart transplant, encouraging all men to “go to the doctor right away ...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the heart could help to detect a life-threatening heart disease and enable clinicians to better predict which patients are most at risk, according to a new ...

Garlic, or allium sativum, is widely used in Asian medicine as a staple ingredient, but it also has certain health benefits for the heart. Recent studies suggest that consuming garlic plays a vital ...

What are Ventricular Assist Devices? Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs) are mechanical heart pumps. 1 They use electrical and mechanical technology to support cardiac functioning by helping blood to ...

Zoe Forman, 17, had one final number, a jazz routine, to perform in a Nashville dance competition in March. On the way to her wardrobe change, the Hoover, Alabama, native couldn’t catch her breath. “I ...