Inflammation of the heart muscle, also known as myocarditis, is a serious consequence of a viral infection. This can impede the heart's ability to pump blood in the long term. In a recent study, ...

Researchers have identified a key protein that may help failing hearts regain function, offering new insight into why some ...

A heart attack, or myocardial infarction, is a critical event that can have lasting effects on your health. Recognizing the ...

When heart muscle gets damaged, the result is often permanent. Unlike other muscles in the body, the heart has long been believed to lack the ability to heal itself. But recent research suggests that ...

Researchers at the Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute, University of Utah, and the University of Utah School of Medicine, have demonstrated that a gene therapy can ...

Digital composition of human heart with highlighted red inflammation on sick person, man with chest pain, health and medical concept Although cardiomyopathy might sound like a shorthand synonym for ...

Cardiomyopathy weakens, enlarges, or stiffens the heart muscle. Heart failure is when the heart is unable to pump enough blood around the body, resulting in symptoms. Cardiomyopathy is one of the ...