Get to know the functions of your heart, blood vessels, and blood itself and how they work together to maintain your health.

The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS), or renin-angiotensin-system (RAS) is a regulator of blood pressure and cardiovascular function. Dysregulated RAAS is implicated in high blood pressure, ...

Cellular biomechanics of neural and vascular injury, mechanotransduction in the cardiovascular system, mechanical control of growth and development for wound healing and tissue engineering Engineering ...

Adolescent athletes' cardiovascular system may adapt to increased cardiorespiratory fitness by increasing blood pressure, ...

Two MRI scans, showing the person on left with more visceral fat (in red) and subcutaneous fat (in blue). Photo Credit: AMRA Medical How fat is distributed around the body influences cardiovascular ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with elevated heart rate variability faced a decreased risk for COPD hospitalization. In contrast, an ...

Your feet might be telling you more about your heart than you realize. While seemingly unrelated, mounting evidence suggests that foot discomfort may serve as an early warning system for ...

US cardiologist Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj warns that excessive coffee and sugar intake can accelerate biological ageing by causing ...