Children ages 5 to 12 years have a resting heart rate of 75 to 118 bpm, and people 13 and older have the same resting heart rate as adults. On average, an adult heart beats more than 100,000 times ...

The ion channel PIEZO2 doesn't just convey touch stimuli. It also plays a key role in the development of coronary vessels, a ...

Background: Occlusion of the left atrial appendage (LAA) is thought to reduce the risk of thromboembolic events in patients with atrial fibrillation. Objective: To examine the LAA and its relationship ...

Knowledge of the anatomy of the ‘conduction tissues’ of the heart is a 20th century phenomenon. Although controversies still continue on the topic, most could have been avoided had greater attention ...

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In this image taken during a late embryonic stage of a mouse heart, the developing coronary arteries have been stained ...