An aorta is the large artery that carries the blood from the heart through the chest and torso ... from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Connective tissue disorders ...

During an average lifetime, the human heart will beat more than 2.5 billion ... your pulse rate slows to an average of 72 beats per minute. The aorta, the largest artery in the body, is almost ...

Sara Adair knew she was at risk for a life-threatening aortic dissection after her father and sister experienced the same ...

This February, Morris-Simon and her colleagues at Bayer are leveraging Heart Month and Black History Month as an opportunity to underscore Bayer’s commitment to heart health and to raise awareness ...

Researchers have shed new light on how a type of heart valve disease—aortic valve stenosis—progresses differently in males and females. The research paves the way for treatments that can be tailored ...

If we scrutinize the mechanism of the heart, we shall find that ... The pressure required at the mouth of the aorta to force the blood through the vessels of the human body, is estimated by ...

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) risk grows over time for patients with narrowing of the aorta, the body's biggest blood vessel, ...

(Circulation) The extent of myocardial fibrosis in aortic stenosis appeared ... that may contribute to congenital heart disease. (American Journal of Human Genetics) An artificial intelligence ...

The first human TAVR was performed by Dr. Cribier ... valve embolization, aortic regurgitation, heart block that requires a permanent pacemaker, renal failure, pulmonary failure, and major ...