Research into cardiovascular physiology in nonmammalian vertebrates reveals a remarkable array of adaptative features that underpin effective oxygen delivery and metabolic regulation under diverse ...

Researchers in the Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory aim to understand how the central autonomic nervous system regulates cardiovascular function and body fluid and sodium homeostasis. The focus of ...

With upright exercise there is a slower rise in heart rate in the elderly compared to the younger subject. Stroke volume is maintained in the elderly person by an increase in end-diastolic volume ...

The Molecular Physiology of the Cardiovascular System training program is a multi-disciplinary training program for pre- and postdoctoral trainees. The goal of our program is to train students and ...

Cardiovascular research is one of the key areas of interest of the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics. Research by our faculty members focuses on a variety of subjects including ...

How does the heart work? What does it do? What is it composed of? How do you examine it? This article offers cardiac anatomy and physiology in a nutshell The heart is a complex organ that pumps blood ...

William C. Stanley, a cardiovascular physiologist who made connections around the world for his research and loved outdoor exercise, died Oct. 21 in Australia of a heart attack. He was 56. Dr. Stanley ...

A hot cup of cocoa or tea, an apple or a bowlful of berries might help protect the heart health of couch potatoes or desk ...

Many young people who suffered sudden cardiac death had recently sought medical care. More frequent use of electrocardiograms ...

The acute ventricular response to changes in cardiac workload depends on cardiac factors such as Ca ++ influx and activation of the myofilaments, fiber stretch prior to excitation, and factors ...