Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a new way to measure heart contraction and electrical activity in engineered human heart tissues, according to findings published in Science Advances.

FAO is catalyzed by the mitochondrial trifunctional protein (MTP) and, if overloaded, generates ROS. ROS are boosted during ...

The search terms used were “ryanodine receptor”, “excitation–contraction coupling”, “heart failure” and “FKBP12.6”. All papers identified were English-language, full-text ...

People who experience out-of-hospital cardiac arrest often require care at a regional center for continued treatment after ...

Now, researchers from Japan have identified a mechanism which protects cardiac myocytes against ischemia, or a lack of blood supply. In their study published in Nature Communications, researchers ...

New research from Johns Hopkins Medicine find that heart tissues aboard the space station beat about half as strong as on ...

A heart attack, medically known as a myocardial infarction, happens when something blocks the blood flow in an artery (blood vessel) that feeds the heart. This lack of blood flow to the heart ...

Medicare covers cardiac rehabilitation for certain qualifying conditions. The cardiac rehab program must also meet specific criteria. Medicare covers cardiac rehabilitation that’s medically ...

Sep. 13, 2024 — When a patient needs a new heart valve, the current mechanical and tissue replacements each have strengths and weaknesses. Now, a team of researchers believe they have found a ...

Four out of five New Yorkers who go into cardiac arrest die as the FDNY’s response times to medical emergencies continue to soar. City firefighters and medics revived just 20% of all cardiac ...