[5] an effect which may in part be due to direct stimulation of cardiac myocytes or central and humoral activation. The effect of caffeine is more pronounced in subjects who do not drink coffee ...

Now, researchers from Japan have identified a mechanism which protects cardiac myocytes against ischemia, or a lack of blood ...

Now, researchers from Japan have identified a mechanism which protects cardiac myocytes against ischemia, or a lack of blood supply. In this study published online on 25 July 2024 in Nature ...

Cardiac hypertrophy is the abnormal enlargement, or thickening, of the heart muscle, resulting from increases in cardiomyocyte size and changes in other heart muscle components, such as ...

The rhythmic contractions of the heart are controlled by periodic changes of the membrane potential, called action potentials ...

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Types of cardiac surgical ablation Surgical ablation involves cutting into your chest. There are three kinds: Maze procedure. Your doctor will usually do this while you're having open heart ...

Sudden cardiac arrest hits some 60,000 Canadians out of hospital each year. The heart abruptly stops beating, blood circulation and breathing halts, and when it happens outside a hospital ...

This review assesses the current state of knowledge related to two areas of research where problems with clinical decision making may arise: (1) the impact of chronic endurance exercise training on ...

The best universities for cardiac and cardiovascular systems have shown strength in producing research on the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease. The discipline encompasses topics like ...

"It was a 29-year-old fighting for his life," Prof Sanjay Sharma, cardiologist and chairman of the Football Association's expert cardiac committee, told the BBC. "We now need to try to find out ...