Scientists have developed lab-grown patches composed of beating heart muscle to aid patients with advanced heart failure. Tested successfully on animals and humans, the patches, made from donor ...

When heart mass decreases, the heart muscle shrinks, impairing its ability to pump blood efficiently, which can lead to symptoms like fatigue and shortness of breath, and may indicate heart failure.

If you have cardiomyopathy caused by alcohol (where the heart muscle is damaged and cannot work as well as it used to), in some cases reducing your intake can improve and even reverse your condition.

People with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles are at a higher risk of dying or being hospitalized from a heart attack or heart failure, regardless of their body mass index, according to new ...

But new research, published in the European Heart Journal, highlights a hidden risk that could be quietly undermining our cardiovascular health: fat stored inside our muscles. Unlike subcutaneous ...

A recent study found that the fat stored in muscles can damage blood vessels. This can increase the risk of hospitalisation or death due to heart disease, regardless of body mass index (BMI).

Fat deposits in muscles can increase the risk of a heart emergency For every 1% increase in muscle fat, there’s a 7% increased risk of death, heart attack or heart failure This risk was independent of ...

According to a 2020 study, three weeks of detraining did not affect muscle thickness ... or cycling feels much harder than before, and your heart rate is quick to spike. Overall, the length ...

Share on Pinterest Muscle fat may increase heart disease risk more than subcutaneous fat, a new study warns. Image credit: Hispanolistic/Getty Images. Heart disease is the number one killer in the ...

Fat deposits in muscles can increase the risk of a heart emergency For every 1% increase in muscle fat, there’s a 7% increased risk of death, heart attack or heart failure This risk was ...