Israeli researchers have printed the world’s first 3-D vascularized, engineered heart using human tissue. They used a patient’s own cells and biological material and the heart has blood vessels. The 3 ...

Background A 27-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with a 1-year history of mild dyspnea. Investigations Physical examination, chest radiography, electrocardiography, transthoracic ...

3D printed blood vessels on glass that mimic blood vessel anatomy and the fluid dynamics of blood flow could be an invaluable tool in studying the causes of stroke, new research from a University of ...

Coronary artery spasms temporarily tighten the arteries that wrap around your heart. Your coronary arteries are blood vessels that supply blood and oxygen to your entire heart muscle. The artery walls ...

During a heart angioplasty, a doctor uses a catheter with a balloon to open a narrowed blood vessel in the heart. Typically, they insert a stent during the procedure. A stent is a mesh tube designed ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Tainan’s Chi Mei Medical Center has successfully treated a 67-year-old man with heart failure by using a minimally invasive catheter-based heart valve procedure instead of ...