To many a bright-eyed first year medical student, there’s one experience that marks a real turning point or ‘rite of passage’ into the medical field. That moment when textbook studies leave the stage, ...

Health & Fitness; Cleveland Clinic's heart start began with a slight slip that led to groundbreaking discoveries (photo gallery) Updated: ; Aug. 19, 2012, 11:00 a.m ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Wow, Shaolin just got the Shonda Rhimes treatment. Looking to "bypass the ordinary" during last Thursday's episode of "Grey's Anatomy," the Seattle Grace Hospital team was ...

Virtual blood vessel technology could improve heart disease care ... FFR is underused for several reasons including time pressure, availability, complex anatomy, and operator’s familiarity.

Cholesterol plaque in artery with human heart anatomy. Image Credit: Explode / Shutterstock The condition, known as atherosclerosis , can lead to blockage of blood flow and cause devastating ...

AFib, or atrial fibrillation, and coronary artery disease (CAD) are similar yet different forms of heart disease. Find out the risk factors, symptoms, complications and treatment options for each.

When the heart develops, some of its coronary blood vessels develop from cells lining the inner surface of the heart’s ventricular chambers (endocardium). Novel findings suggest that new blood vessel ...