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 ...

What Is the Heart Conduction System? The heart conduction system is made up of cells, nodes, and signals that help your heart to beat. In fact, the cardiac conduction system is responsible for our ...

Scientists at the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology (IMBA) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences have developed a multi-chamber organoid that mirrors the heart’s intricate structure. The human ...

The interventricular septum separates the heart’s two ventricles and plays a vital role in maintaining correct bloodflow. Sometimes a defect can occur or be present from birth. This can increase the ...

Over six weeks, the researchers administered twice-weekly injections of LXA 4 to diabetic mice with cardiovascular disease characterized by heart inflammation, scarring of the heart muscle, ...

Smokers have weaker hearts than non-smokers, according to new research. The study found that the more people smoked, the worse their heart function became. Some function was restored when people ...