Get to know the functions of your heart, blood vessels, and blood itself and how they work together to maintain your health.

A major cardiovascular risk factor is thickening of the heart walls (hypertrophy), which can result from high blood ...

A team of biomechanical engineers at the University of New South Wales, working with a colleague from Queensland University of Technology and cardiac surgeons at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, has ...

Cardiologists reveal how a simple routine over two years can reverse heart aging. See what the study found and why it's ...

Adaptations in the heart's left ventricular structure and function likely helped preindustrial humans cope with the demands of endurance required for survival, a study finds. Great apes tend to engage ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . People whose sedentary time rose from age 11 to 24 years were more likely to have a progressively enlarged left ...

Sustained pathological remodeling of the heart after injury is associated with increased risk of heart failure and death. Several recent studies have shown that strategies to reduce heart failure are ...

Mitral regurgitation (MR) and tricuspid regurgitation (TR) are two conditions involving backward leakage of blood through a heart valve when a ventricle contracts. People may experience either or both ...