The heart's performance as a pump The heart's function is to pump the blood and circulate it round the body. We assess the heart's performance by measuring how much blood it pumps out each minute.

Valentine's Day is all about the hearts: heart-shaped chocolates, cards, balloons and even pizza. But the heart hasn't always ...

Sanford Bismarck experts are hosting another community Doc Talk — this time, the topic is about heart function and ...

Only cardiac muscle tissue, comprising cells called myocytes, is present in the heart. In this article, we discuss the structure and function of cardiac muscle tissue. We also cover medical ...

The researchers measured heart function using thoracic impedance cardiography, a noninvasive method of assessing cardiac output and stroke volume. They also measured blood flow in the smaller ...