A new study from Mass General Brigham researchers reveals that heart rate complexity could serve as an early indicator of cognitive decline in older adults. The research, published in the Journal of ...

Accurately measuring electrical signals and calcium levels in the heart can lead to earlier treatment of potentially fatal conditions, such as heart attack or congestive heart failure. Calcium plays ...

Heart failure is often diagnosed after patients have already lost much of their function and quality of life, but emerging tools that noninvasively measure heart function may offer new ways to catch ...

Healthy hearts are adaptable, and heartbeats exhibit complex variation as they adjust to tiny changes in the body and environment. Mass General Brigham researchers have applied a new way to measure ...

Most of us rely on the scale to judge our health. Few of us reach for a tape measure. But, research indicates one simple body measurement may reveal early warning signs of heart disease risk, even in ...

The fitness world is buzzing about a game-changing approach to heart health monitoring that goes beyond traditional metrics. Daily Heart Rate Per Step (DHRPS) combines two measurements most smartwatch ...

When you stop exercising, your heart does not immediately come back to its normal resting rate. The heart returns to its normal rhythm at a gradual pace, during a process called heart rate recovery ...

Living with a heart that struggles to pump effectively creates daily challenges for millions of Americans. Systolic heart failure fundamentally changes how patients experience everyday activities.