Scientists have created images of the heart's muscular layer that show, for the first time, the connection between the configuration of those muscles and the way the human heart contracts. More ...

For the first time researchers are beginning to understand exactly how various forms of exercise impact the heart. Scientists have found that 90 days of vigorous athletic training produces significant ...

The impulse is then passed to another node within the heart – the atrioventricular node (AVN). This node is in the lower part of the right atrium.

A Kentucky researcher has solved a mystery of how the heart functions that has been unanswered for six decades. In a collaboration with the University of Massachusetts, a team used samples of donated ...

Obesity significantly impacts cardiovascular health, increasing risks such as left ventricular hypertrophy, atherosclerosis, and hypertension. Pharmaceuticals play a crucial role in addressing these ...

Novo Nordisk (($NVO)) announced an update on their ongoing clinical study. Study Overview: Novo Nordisk is conducting a Phase 2 study titled ‘A ...

The left and right ventricles each pump the same volume of blood through the aorta and pulmonary artery. The volume of blood pumped through each ventricle per minute can be calculated as cardiac ...