Cardiac fibrosis—the stiffening and scarring of heart tissue—is a key component of nearly every form of heart disease, from acute ischemic injury to genetic cardiomyopathies. Over time ...

Cardiac fibrosis is a common pathological process in various cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension, myocardial infarction, and heart failure. Experiments conducted within the study ...

Although fibrosis occurs normally when healing, a highly fibrotic heart loses its elasticity; the stiffened tissues and interrupted electrical signaling prevent proper contractions of the heart ...

When this happens, it's called spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD). This is an emergency health situation that can cause a heart attack. So it's very important to get medical care quickly.

Study elucidates mechanism behind cardiac fibrosis, opening way for new heart failure treatments by Temple University Aortic Pressure Gradients and B-mode speckle tracking on transgenic mice.

The study, published in Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, could lead to more personalized care for patients affected by this common heart rhythm disorder. Fibrosis refers to scar tissue that ...

If the tear occurs in the first part of the aorta, in the front of the chest, it is called a type A dissection. It can extend towards the heart causing leak in the aortic valve and bleeding in the ...

Upon arriving at the hospital, Dennett underwent a CT scan which found he had "a dissection of the aorta," he wrote on the blog. "The lining of the main output vessel carrying blood from my heart had ...