Now, a study published in the journal Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences has identified a new factor linked to the development of pathological hypertrophy. The results of the study suggest that ...

When the workload on the heart increases, the ventricular wall may thicken too, known as cardiac hypertrophy. This is an ...

Researchers have discovered that microscopic structural changes in the aging heart may help prevent irregular heartbeats. The discovery challenges the idea that all age-related heart changes are ...

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Beyond the heart, the study hints that other transplantable organs could benefit from improved cold storage methods using a simple diuretic.

A new discovery could mean more donor hearts are available for heart transplant, giving more people a second chance at life.

A new discovery by Mayo Clinic researchers could mean more donor hearts are available for heart transplant, giving more people a second chance at life.

Researchers have discovered a new molecular process that occurs when donor hearts are preserved in cold storage which contributes to failure after transplant, a study in both humans and animals shows.

There were more than 48,000 organ transplants in the United States last year. They’re commonplace now, but the practice was considered experimental only a half-century ago.

New research from Ohio State University reveals genetic differences in the heart's natural pacemaker between men and women.

Researchers from the universities of Porto and Coimbra have developed a smart heart patch that could one day help people ...

Specialists found that in people with regular blood pressure, heart rate variations are not related to the magnetic field variations, and only the baroreflex reacted to those changes as it turned out ...