While this scar is essential for holding the heart together, it cannot contract like healthy heart muscle. Over time, this non-contractile scar tissue can reduce how well the heart pumps blood.

While this scar is essential for holding the heart together, it cannot contract like healthy heart muscle. Over time, this non-contractile scar tissue can reduce how well the heart pumps blood.

Jacob Temple, 24, suffered a 'minor heart attack' due to his vaping habits and has detailed the horrifying experience on ...

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After a myocardial infarction (MI), the damaged myocardial tissue is repaired and eventually replaced by scar tissue. In a substantial proportion of MI patients, the repair mechanisms induce profound ...

MRI evidence shows modest urban haze stiffens heart tissue, marking air pollution as a stealth cardiac saboteur beyond ...

Myocardial infarction (MI) is an uncommonly suspected cause of morbidity in children. This retrospective case series study was undertaken to ascertain the incidence and etiologies of MI in the ...

Breathing polluted air—even at levels considered “safe”—may quietly damage your heart. A new study using advanced MRI scans found that people exposed to more air pollution showed early signs of ...

Canadian researchers find that fine particle pollution (PM2.5) can cause hidden heart damage, challenging current air quality ...

Background and objective Prior studies have suggested that patients with premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) may have an ...

AAV-based gene therapies hold promise for treating disease, but their long-lasting gene expression limits their use in regenerative medicine. A study now presents DreAM, a drug-inducible AAV ...