Blood flows continuously through your body's blood vessels. Your heart is the pump that makes it all possible. The heart is located under the rib cage, under and to the left of your breastbone ...

So how does blood flow through the heart? How Does the Heart Work? As the heart beats, it pumps blood through a system of blood vessels called the circulatory system. The vessels are elastic tubes ...

Blood flow through the body's large vessels and in the heart can be measured and visualized with magnetic resonance imaging, ...

Blood flows through the heart and generates noises known as heart sounds. These noises occur due to heart valves opening and closing as the heart pumps blood. A doctor can gain valuable ...

The heart’s septum is critical for ensuring that blood flows properly through the heart. If the septum does not form properly in the womb, it can result in a septal abnormality. These problems ...

Your heart valves open and close with each heartbeat, allowing blood to flow through the atria (upper chambers) and ventricles (lower chambers). Blood flows from the right and left atria through ...

Similar to testing a car, a team of researchers at UBC Okanagan has been test-driving a number of mechanical heart valves ...

The physical forces exerted by a heart beat and the blood flow it produces trigger the formation of new blood cells, according to two studies published today (May 13) in Nature and Cell. Zebrafish ...

These clots can cause serious complications, including: Stroke (blocked blood flow to the brain that causes brain cells to die) Heart attack (blocked blood flow to the heart that causes heart muscle ...

When a doctor listens to someone's heartbeat, they typically hear a characteristic sound: "lub-dub, lub-dub." In some people, though, this two-tone heartbeat is accompanied by whooshing or rasping ...