The film presents a detailed fluorographic study of the normal heart using venous catheterization, showcasing physiological data such as pressure and flow measurements. It illustrates blood flow ...

Chest pain may still be angina even when coronary angiogram testing shows the main heart arteries look clear. Using stress ...

To be able to observe the blood flow in the artificial heart in real time in the MRI, the researchers an Linköping University had to build a full-scale model of the human circulatory system. Using ...

Among the most dangerous issues facing patients in need of replacement mechanical heart valves is aortic regurgitation —  a ...

The heart is a complex organ that pumps blood throughout the body. It sits in the chest, slightly left of center, behind the breastbone, and between the lungs. A heart that is not healthy does not ...

Heart valves help ensure that blood flows steadily in the right direction without backward leakage. If a person has a heart valve disorder, their valves do not work as they should. This may be due to ...

Every day, your heart pumps about 10 pints of blood 60,000 miles around your body through your circulatory system. That system is made up of blood vessels, the tubes that carry blood throughout your ...

Lupus affects different people in different ways. Many people with lupus have problems with the heart, lungs, and blood. How does lupus affect the heart, lungs, and blood? Your heart, blood vessels, ...