There's no safe way to get a close-up view of the human heart as it goes about its work: you can't just pop it out, take a look, then slot it back in. Scientists have tried different ways to get ...

From artificial heart valves to cellular transplants, new treatments for cardiovascular ailments are being developed every day. To model how they work, researchers need a reliable way to observe the ...

This new imaging technique, when applied to humans, could both improve our understanding of the circulatory system (veins, ...

At 3 weeks old, Samantha underwent the first of four surgeries for congenital single-ventricle heart disease. She had been diagnosed before birth with the rare birth defect that left only half of her ...

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers combined four-dimensional (4D) flow magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with three-dimensional printing to map blood flow in a pulsating ...

MIT engineers are 3D printing replicas of patients’ hearts in an attempt to improve replacement valve procedures for those living with heart disease. Scientists are creating custom robotic hearts that ...

This new imaging technique, when applied to humans, could both improve our understanding of the circulatory system (veins, ...

Every year, more than 5 million people in the U.S. are diagnosed with heart valve disease, but this condition has no effective long-term treatment. When a person's heart valve is severely damaged by a ...

Blood microcirculation is a complex network that transports blood to tissues and organs through tiny blood vessels. When this ...