Tricuspid atresia means the heart does not have a tricuspid valve, which means blood cannot flow properly between the right atrium and the right ventricle. People with this condition may have too ...

Our readers contend that the heart really is quite central after all, and the asymmetry it does have helps to make it a more ...

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The atrial septum is a thin, relatively mobile sheet of tissue between the two atria, just above the ventricles. In the womb, the atrial septum has an opening called the foramen ovale, which ...

There are two types of holes in the heart: Atrial Septal Defect and Ventricular Septal Defect. Read the article to know more about the defects.

When you have a heart disease or abnormality in your heart, the heart's electrical system malfunctions and rapid electrical signals are produced. This causes your heart to beat faster, that is ...

Symptoms of AF reflect loss of atrial mechanical activity (atrial contraction) and rapid ventricular heart rates, both of which may reduce the ability to increase cardiac output and, particularly ...

A new editorial published in Comprehensive Physiology underscores the critical importance of understanding heart-lung interactions in pulmonary ...

Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation lessens the severity, frequency, and recurrence of the most common form of irregular ...