Using mice for the study, the researchers found that heart muscle also decreased in both obese and lean mice. The systemic effect observed in mice was then confirmed in cultured human heart cells.
Some patients with diabetes develop a serious condition known as diabetic cardiomyopathy, which is slow and cannot be directly attributed to hypertension or other cardiovascular disorders. This often ...
Heart failure has historically been irreversible, but a new study suggests that could change. At the University of Utah, scientists used a new gene therapy that reversed heart failure in animals.
Heart attacks are a leading cause of death and disability in Europe, and their effects often extend beyond the initial event, leading to chronic heart failure.
Researchers at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences and Imperial College London have unveiled new genes involved in heart fibres called trabeculae Cardiac trabeculae are a network of muscle fibres ...