As the central part of the circulatory system, the heart is responsible for pumping blood, supplying oxygen and nutrients, and removing metabolic waste such as carbon dioxide from all the tissues ...

The cardiovascular system is made up of your heart and your blood vessels. This heart anatomy diagram shows that ... How long can you live with 20% heart function? One measurement of how much ...

Echocardiography studies -- ultrasound examination of the heart's structure and function -- were taken at the beginning and end of the 90-day study period. Participants followed the normal ...

"Our study of over 4,600 people shows that better handgrip strength is associated with having a healthier heart structure and function," says Petersen. "Handgrip strength is an inexpensive ...

Share on Pinterest Statin treatment may improve the structure and functioning of the heart, a new study shows ... They can improve the function of blood vessels by preventing them from building ...

This work may have application in the development of new drugs for treating heart conditions caused by mutations that affect these structures and functions ... changes in the structure of the ...