Catherine O'Hara's heart and organs were a mirror image of most people's. Though that is rare, congenital heart defects are fairly common.

Australian researchers have uncovered a crucial new mechanism that helps explain how the heart's major blood vessels form during early development, and how disruptions to this process can lead to ...

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 ...

The study uncovers critical insights into sex-based heart disease risks, highlighting young adulthood as key for effective ...

Men face a higher risk of cardiovascular disease earlier than women, so heart health awareness, prevention and early ...

Millions of people live with atrial fibrillation, a racing, uneven heartbeat that can leave you exhausted and scared. Yet it has been at least 30 years since a new drug for this common rhythm problem ...

Historical data indicate that men develop coronary heart disease (CHD) 10 years before women. A study in the Journal of the ...

Organoids can replicate each component of the human heart, from its chambers to its veins. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. How ...

Decades-long study suggests heart disease prevention and screening should happen sooner.

A new study out of Northwestern Medicine found that the risk of heart disease starts around age 35 for men. Heart disease and ...