Lauren Backe was 33 weeks into her pregnancy when an ultrasound tech noticed something unusual about the baby’s heart measurements. After a fetal echocardiogram revealed more details, a doctor sat ...

Researchers have reduced scar formation and improved heart function in mouse models of heart failure using a monoclonal antibody treatment, similar to that approved by the FDA to treat other ...

A collaborative study reveals two kinds of scarring, dubbed hot and cold, in injured heart tissue, suggesting that treatments must take the type of scar into account Not all scars are created equal.

Scar tissue in the heart was associated with abnormal heart rhythms among healthy, long-time male endurance athletes age 50 or older, potentially increasing their risk of sudden cardiac death, ...

Not all scars are created equal. That's the conclusion of a new study by Weizmann Institute of Science researchers: They found that two distinct types of scars, referred to as "hot" and "cold," can ...

Scar tissue in the heart was associated with abnormal heart rhythms among healthy, long-time male endurance athletes aged 50 or older, potentially increasing their risk of sudden cardiac death, ...

A team of researchers from the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) has taken a step forward in understanding the complex structure of heart scars that form after a myocardial infarction.

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have developed an AI tool that creates synthetic yet medically accurate models of fibrotic heart tissue (heart scarring), aiding treatment planning for ...

A team of researchers that were responsible for developing the technology include doctors coming from the UVA Health reports the success of the new approach in an article uploaded to the scientific ...

Everly Backe, who was born with a congenital heart defect, was just 3 days old when she had her first open-heart surgery Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE. These parents ...

After his daughter started asking more questions about the scar on her chest from open-heart surgery, Matt Backe found a way to show her that she wasn't alone. Everly "Evie" Backe, 4, was born with a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nurse Practitioner Aubrey Campbell checks on her 8-month-old patient, Levi Rodriguez, at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston on ...