Standard Imaging Captures Only a Fraction of It The Endothelial Glycocalyx: A Microscopic Lining That Helps Regulate How Blood Moves Through the Smallest Vessels How Patented Microfluidic Chip ...

Cold showers, ice baths, and winter swimming are trending in the fitness world—but can exposing your body to cold really ...

The aorta, a large blood vessel responsible for transporting oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body, plays a crucial role in our circulatory system. While it has long been known that ...

Your circulatory system works all day, every day, to pump oxygen throughout your body. There are cardiovascular conditions that can impact this system. Your circulatory system, also known as your ...

Heart surgery may seem daunting, but even experienced surgeons remain amazed by the body's resilience. Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr Jeremy London explains how the heart can restart after surgery, how ...

Heart health is a concern for Americans of all ages. With busy schedules, high stress levels and sedentary routine more common than ever, people are looking for practical ways to help with their ...

Transplants from circulatory-death donor hearts assessed with a perfusion machine did just as well as those procured after brain death and cold storage, a randomized trial showed. Recipients of a ...

Supersaturated oxygen therapy involves infusing a patient’s blood with seven to 10 times more dissolved oxygen than normal. — ZOLL Medical When a patient arrives at the hospital with severe chest pain ...

Shortage of organs limits the number of heart transplantations performed; waiting-list mortality is 10–12% per year in Europe and the USA Adoption of donation after circulatory determination of death ...

About 40% of East Asians suffer from alcohol intolerance, known as "Asian Flush Syndrome," caused by an ALDH2 genetic ...

Simple ankle swelling test detects fluid retention; persistent oedema may indicate heart, kidney problems which needs medical review.