The human heart is a vital organ which pumps blood around the body via our veins, capillaries and arteries. On average, the heart beats an impressive 2.85 billion times in a person's lifetime, continuously supplying our cells and tissues with nutrients and removing waste products from them. Explore a diverse range of articles on the heart and circulatory system in our latest news coverage below, including answers to questions such as what causes blood clots, the rarest blood type and why women are more likely to die from heart disease than men.
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The human heart: Facts about the body's hardest-working muscle
Discover interesting facts about the fist-size organ that powers the circulatory system.
A rare genetic disease stained a woman's heart black
An older woman had a relatively common heart problem, but it had a very rare cause.
How do fitness trackers measure your heart rate?
Everything you need to know about photoplethysmography (PPG), the technology behind heart rate measurements in fitness watches and smart rings.
'Breakthrough' stem-cell patches stabilized woman's heart as she awaited transplant
A woman with heart failure was kept alive long enough to receive a heart transplant, in part thanks to newly developed stem-cell-derived heart tissue grafts.
Diagnostic dilemma: A woman got 'broken heart syndrome' after eating too much wasabi
The patient was diagnosed with takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as "broken heart syndrome," which had an unusual cause.
How many blood types are there?
Red blood cells are complex — there's much more to blood types than A, B and O.
Women are at higher risk of dying from heart disease. Here's why.
Cardiovascular disease develops and presents differently in women and men. But medical guidelines are often based on studies that excluded women.
'Wake-up call': Women are more likely than men to die of complications after heart surgery
Complications that arise after surgery are more likely to be underrecognized and undertreated in women than in men, leading to higher death rates, new research suggests. Why?
