People who live close to airports and are exposed to high aircraft noise levels could be at greater risk of poor heart function, increasing the likelihood of heart attacks, life-threatening heart ...

A massive international study could upend 40 years of heart attack treatment. Researchers found that beta blockers—routinely prescribed after uncomplicated heart attacks—offered no real benefit for ...

Jen Davis (left) and Bella Reichardt (right) conducting research in a lab for genetic engineering of heart fibroblasts.at the UW Medicine Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration Medicine. Fibroblasts ...

The human heart can lose up to one-third of its cardiomyocyte (heart muscle cells) following a severe heart attack, but a new study found that the heart can regrow these cells following ischemia.

A myocardial infarction (MI), or heart attack, doesn't just damage the cardiovascular system—it can dramatically reshape how ...

Most people think of a heart attack as a problem that only affects the heart. However, doctors have known for many years that the effects of a heart attack often extend far beyond the cardiovascular ...

Accurately measuring electrical signals and calcium levels in the heart can lead to earlier treatment of potentially fatal conditions, such as heart attack or congestive heart failure. Calcium plays ...

Garlic, or allium sativum, is widely used in Asian medicine as a staple ingredient, but it also has certain health benefits for the heart. Recent studies suggest that consuming garlic plays a vital ...

The vagus nerve is also involved in communication between the brain and digestive system, sometimes called the "gut-brain ...