Healthy heart function supports memory and brain health. Maintaining good cardiovascular health may help protect brain ...

Even a moderate decrease in the pumping function of the heart may be associated with microscopic changes in the areas of the brain responsible for memory. This was reported on July 6 in the journal ...

Researchers at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) and the University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH) have made a significant breakthrough in the treatment of severe heart failure: For ...

A clinical study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden shows that the hunger hormone ghrelin can increase the heart's pump capacity in patients with ...

A clinical study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden shows that the hunger hormone ghrelin can increase the heart's pump capacity in patients with ...

Arrhythmias are irregular heartbeats that can impact the pumping function of the heart. Patients with heart failure and cardiomyopathy are at risk for arrhythmias. Arrhythmias in these patients can be ...

A new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience has found that even minor cardiac dysfunction can predict microscopic tissue damage in brain regions associated with Alzheimer's disease.

Temporary mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices augment the output of a failing heart: they are intended to assist with the pumping function of the heart for a period of up to several days, ...

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