Medically reviewed by Richard N. Fogoros, MD Key Takeaways The right atrium collects deoxygenated blood and sends it to the lungs for oxygen.The electrical signal that makes the heart beat starts in ...

Dr. Douglas Zipes answers the question: 'Types Of Abnormal Heart Rhythms?' — -- Question: What are the different types of abnormal heart rhythms? Answer :The heart has upper chambers -- the ...

At age 51, I was diagnosed with severe rheumatic mitral stenosis. After a second round of tests, treatment was changed from open-heart surgery to balloon valvuloplasty. What can I do to help the ...

Among patients who underwent cardiac MRI while in sinus rhythm before catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation, intra-arterial dyssynchrony predicted recurrence of AF after the procedure, researchers ...

Heart disease kills 18 million people each year, but the development of new therapies faces a bottleneck: no physiological model of the entire human heart exists – so far. A new multi-chamber organoid ...

Your life depends on the regular beat of your heart. Dr Karl explains how this mighty four-stage pump works. The heart is the organ of love — but it's also a mighty pump. In an average 75-year ...

Heart co-ordination can predict the actual need for catheter ablation, a procedure usually needed to treat atrial fibrillation finds a new study. Co-ordination of left atrium chamber during relaxation ...

Heart disease kills 18 million people each year, but the development of new therapies faces a bottleneck: no physiological model of the entire human heart exists – so far. A new multi-chamber organoid ...

Scientists at the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology (IMBA) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences have developed a multi-chamber organoid that mirrors the heart’s intricate structure. The human ...

The women in charge for taking care of Middletown residents is being recognized for her role in the community. Carol Turner, CEO and president of Atrium Medical Center is among the eight women being ...

Rare cardiac condition occurs only in 0.004 per cent of the population Dubai: A 51-year-old man of Indian origin in Dubai has been detected with a heart that has five, instead of four, chambers. Dr.

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. The heart is the organ of love — but it's also a mighty pump. In an average 75-year lifespan, it will ...