Our heart muscle is studded with tiny dyads, intricately designed structures that manage incoming electrical signals and calcium release to...
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The shrew's resting heart rate can reach up to 17 beats per second, equivalent to about 1020 beats per minute. In comparison, the average...
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NBCNews.com recently interviewed Martha Gulati, MD, director of Preventive Cardiology in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai,...
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A new type of surgically implanted pump that can support a child's failing heart has passed the first stage of human testing in a Stanford...
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Now, in a study in zebrafish and human heart muscle cells, researchers show that a tiny deletion in the A-band of titin — the loss of just nine...
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In a new study, published August 15 in Nature Cardiovascular Research, a team of researchers from Columbia Engineering, Columbia University...
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Today, I'm pleased to announce the results of a long-term Berlin Heart study I led involving 17 of the top pediatric cardiac transplantation centers in...
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The story of MitraClip, a device Dr. Oz helped invent to treat faulty heart valves, is a cautionary tale about the science, business,...
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Now, by studying two tiny fish—zebrafish, which can regenerate heart muscle after injury, and medaka, which can't—scientists are one step closer...
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For the tiniest infants born with heart defects, a pacemaker the size of a pill now provides hope to families who are dealing with the...
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