Your heart is an amazing organ. It continuously pumps oxygen and nutrient-rich blood throughout your body to sustain life. This fist-sized powerhouse beats (expands and contracts) 100,000 times ...

The major blood vessels that are connected to the heart include the aorta, the superior vena cava, the inferior vena cava, the pulmonary artery (which takes oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the ...

Using THC-laced edibles and smoking marijuana are both linked to early signs of cardiovascular disease, a new study found.

T he aorta, a large blood vessel responsible for transporting oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body, plays a crucial role in our circulatory system.While it has long been known ...

Blood flowing from the lungs is oxygen-rich and returns to the left atrium (LA), which is the left upper chamber of the heart. What separates oxygen-poor and oxygen-rich blood? A pulmonary valve pumps ...

Viral and bacterial infections like pneumonia or bronchitis may also cause blood oxygen levels to decrease. In some cases, underlying heart disease may also be responsible for low oxygen levels at ...

By keeping the heart continuously pumping oxygenated blood throughout the entire process, NTUH has set a new benchmark in cardiac surgery that promises better outcomes for patients worldwide.

This drawing-and-pumping action ensures that about six liters of freshly oxygenated blood leaves the heart and enters the bloodstream every minute—a volume that can rise to more than 35 liters ...