Taylor Gardner was born premature. She weighed 541grams or 19oz. Her heart was the size of a cherry. Unfortunately there was a problem with her heart. Thankfully doctors were able to save her (her weight has increased to almost 737 grams or 26oz) using a pacemaker larger than she is. image picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

Regular sex can be a life-saver, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) says. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Researchers were drawn to Roseto by a bewildering statistic: in defiance of medical logic, Rosetans seemed nearly immune to one of the most common causes of death. They died of heart attacks at a rate only half of the rest of America. Doctors were mystified in that residents led what medical textbooks predicted would be short lives. picked by SkandarGraun 10 months ago

A team of Israeli scientists has developed a potential way to fix the damage from heart attacks. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

Her heart stopped and she suffered a stroke before falling into a coma. Doctors feared she would not survive. picked by jLoSsDh 10 months ago

Tim Russert, host of NBC's "Meet the Press" and its Washington bureau chief collapsed and died at work Friday after suffering an apparent heart attack. He was 58 picked by hmtksteve 1 year ago

A heart donated for transplant was beating inside a third owner last night. The donor heart was first given to a patient several weeks ago. But a week after the transplant, the patient died of unrelated causes. So surgeons removed the heart and transplanted it again. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Charles F. Rondeau, 48, died last year after suffering a heart attack on Mother's Day. When the 911 call came in, it was made clear that Rondeau had been suffering chest pains, yet despite this paramedics forced him to walk down three flights of stairs while they steadied him, a violation of state standards of care which was also left out of their written report. picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

Police had to track him down via cell phone coordinates. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

A New York teenager has been hailed as a hero for saving a school bus full of children after the driver suffered a heart attack and collapsed behind the wheel. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Prostate cancer treatment can speed heart attacks. picked by kxmk 2 years ago

Trippy stop motion animation set to a song. picked by Mershaullk 3 years ago

A 40-year-old man was mauled to death by as many as four dogs at the home of Ving Rhames on Friday. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Bettie Page, a 1950s pinup known for her raven-haired bangs and saucy come-hither looks, was hospitalized in intensive care after suffering a heart attack, her agent said Friday. picked by muppet 12 months ago

Doctors are being warned that high daily doses of common painkillers such as ibroprofen can increase the risk of heart attack and stroke. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago

A 72-year-old fisherman had his right leg amputated and suffered a heart attack after his aluminium dinghy collided with a ferry, throwing him and his son into busy waters in the shadow of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. picked by teaya21 3 years ago

Never mind the radiation: British contingency planners are worried there would be a dramatic shortage of tea in the aftermath of a nuclear attack, recently declassified documents showed. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Hacking a pacemaker. To the long list of objects vulnerable to attack by computer hackers, add the human heart. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Hospital to determine whether it came from person or animal. I guess someone was wearing their heart on their sleeve, literally. picked by NesbYNiCcOlo 11 months ago

For blood cells to grow in an embryo, they need the pressure of a beating heart, say US researchers.

The finding explains why an embryo's heart starts beating just weeks after conception, and it points the way to new stem cell-based treatments for a host of blood disorders such as leukaemia. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago