"It allows us to view the heart anatomy in a different way -- to get all sorts of special images we couldn't get before." 3-D echo provides more accurate measurements of heart muscle function and ...

Check if you have access via personal or institutional login This classic textbook on cardiac anatomy has been updated in its fifth edition with additional high quality surgical and pathological ...

Did you know broken heart syndrome is real? Super stressful events, like a death or a divorce, can trigger chest pain. Spooky but true. If doctors removed your ticker, it would keep beating for a ...

Regional dissections based on many other cadavers show how different anatomy functions. Students learning about the cardiac system, for instance, can compare healthy and diseased hearts and ...

All blood vessels are specifically structured to perform their function. For example, a capillary is microscopically thin to allow gases to exchange, the arteries are tough and flexible to cope ...