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 at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) and the University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH) have ...

The next time you train, remember: You’re not just building endurance. You’re upgrading your heart's software. You're ...

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

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 ...

A new gene therapy can reverse the effects of heart failure and restore heart function in a large animal model. The therapy increases the amount of blood the heart can pump and dramatically improves ...

A multicenter study coordinated by the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) involving 26 European centers provides new insights into the course of the disease, prognosis assessment, and risk factors for ...

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 ...