When patients arrive for a cardiac MRI at Health First’s Holmes Regional Medical Center, they may not realize that while they lie still in the scanner.

When most people think of heart health, they imagine cardio exercises, nutritious meals and regular doctor visits. Yet, few would suspect a link between their heart and calf muscles. Surprising as it ...

More than 300,000 people suffer a heart attack in Germany every year. The heart muscle is then no longer supplied with sufficient blood and oxygen, and part of the tissue dies and scars. Unlike the ...

When we think about the heart, we imagine the organ in our chest that keeps us alive. But did you know your legs, more specifically your calf muscles, have a heart-like function as well? Experts often ...

Cardiac complications in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are the result of cardiac muscle involvement that accompanies the deterioration of skeletal muscle in the disease. The use of ...

Heart attacks are often shown in movies as a dramatic scene a person suddenly clutches their chest, gasps for breath, and collapses. While this can happen, real-life heart attacks are usually far ...

Know how extreme emotional or physical stress can temporarily weaken the heart, its warning signs, diagnosis, treatment options, and ways to reduce risk.