Kolkata: In a first-of-its-kind initiative, a group of doctors conducted a follow-up on 38 heart recipients, who underwent transplantation of the orga.

The heart is a muscular organ made up mostly of cardiac muscle, which is specific to the heart. The function of the heart is to pump blood to the rest of the body, so it's very important to keep ...

Following a heart transplant, patients must undergo surgical biopsies so that clinicians can monitor for signs of organ rejection. A new study shows the promise of a biomarker that could allow doctors ...

Limited evidence is available about the relationship between ambulatory heart rate (HR) and target organ damage (TOD) in uncomplicated hypertension. We sought to investigate the association ...

The heart is the first organ to develop, but despite its importance, scientists know surprisingly little about exactly how its cells are arranged. Read the paper here: Spatially organized cellular ...

Our heart, along with the brain, is the most important organ in the body. Essentially a muscle, the heart acts like a pump, ...

When Michael Stepien died, Arthur Thomas recieved his donated heart. When Stepien's daughter, Jeni, got married, Thomas walked her down the aisle. Scott Simon reflects on the power of organ donation.

Local man who had Total Artificial Heart gets organ transplant surgery Section: Gallery. Wed., May 18, 2022. Greg ...