Being overweight may cause higher blood pressure and changes to the heart's structure, even in young adults. Efforts to achieve or maintain a normal weight from a young age may help to ...

New insights into the structure of muscle tissue in the heart have been provided in a study led by researchers from McGill University.

Researchers have examined the early stages of heart development, showing how complex meshes of muscle grow to form a complex 3D pump structure.

People with excess adiposity in young adulthood were more likely to have adverse cardiac structure and function later in life compared with people without it, researchers reported in the European ...

Statins are associated with improved heart structure and function, according to research presented at EuroCMR 2017.1 The benefits were above and beyond the cholesterol lowering effect of statins.

To measure heart size, weight, and function magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was done, blood tests and health scans were also conducted at fixed times. The results showed that individuals with higher ...

Mild Covid-19 infection is very unlikely to cause lasting damage to the structure or function of the heart, according to a study led by UCL (University College London) researchers and funded by ...