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The case is an extremely rare congenital malformation and is called Ectopia Cordis in which the heart is abnormally located either partially or totally outside the thorax.

Infant born with heart beating outside her body

The girl was born in a village in lower Assam's Dhubri district in Gauhati Medical College

2 March 2017 7:27 PM IST

The waist circumference increases by two centimetres and risk of cardiovascular diseases by 0.2 per cent, for every additional hour of sitting on top of five hours. (Photo: Pixabay)

Desk jobs may be bad for your heart, waist: study

Sitting for more than five hours a day at the desk can lead to many cardiovascular problems

2 March 2017 6:06 PM IST

The 17-year-old needed an needed an urgent heart transplant because at the time of admission his hearts pumping capacity had come down to just 10 percent. (Photo: Pixabay)

Teenager gets harvested heart, saved from end-stage heart failure

The harvested heart was flown in from Jaipur after a green corridor was created for it to be delivered to AIIMS

1 March 2017 9:36 AM IST

Thane: 36-year-old receives heart of brain dead Surat man

The donor heart was transported in a chopper in 2.02 hrs from Surat covering a distance of 278 kms.

12 Feb 2017 8:29 PM IST

The cells align in the scaffold with a continuous wave of electrical signals that move across the patch. (Photo: Pixabay)

Scientists create 3D-printed patch that can repair heart damage

The technology is the first of its kind in an attempt to reduce the number of deaths because of heart disease

15 April 2017 9:04 AM IST

The researchers bypassed complex cell signaling pathways that are dysregulated in failing hearts by directly targeting proteins that help heart muscles contract. (Photo: Pixabay)

Scientists develop new drug target for heart failure patients

Doctors can directly create a solution for the target protein so that it can improve heart function

5 April 2017 10:14 AM IST

Research statistic shows people who study less are more likely to develop cardiovascular condition (Photo: Pixabay)

Education decreases risk of CVD in women

Educated people opt for a healthier lifestyle and have better healthcare opportunities

16 Jun 2017 2:01 PM IST

Avoiding a scan of the chest and reprogramming the pacemaker before and after the scan can prevent malfunction of cardiac pacemakers and implantable cardiac defibrillators. (Photo: Pixabay)

Pacemaker recipients can safely get non-chest MRIs

Reprogramming the pacemaker helps in better functioning of the heart

23 Feb 2017 10:17 AM IST

Diabetes is where a persons blood sugar levels become too high. (Photo: Pixabay)

Seven symptoms you should not ignore about diabetes

Left untreated, type 2 diabetes could cause problems with the heart, blood vessels, nerves, eyes and kidneys.

3 Dec 2017 6:55 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Eat this for a healthy heart

Researchers found people who are cheese were 14% less likely to develop coronary heart disease.

3 Dec 2017 11:16 AM IST

Eating more than 20g a day didnt have any more benefits than simply eating the one handful. (Photo: Pixabay)

Eating nuts can keep heart disease at bay

Who knew "pass the peanut" would actually be good for your heart.

2 Dec 2017 12:02 PM IST

The doctors pulled the heart down through a narrow gap made in the diaphragm to reduce the risk of infection. (Photo: Pixabay)

Innovative technique connects liver 'directly' to the heart

The life saving technique was used on a 21-year-old Iraqi woman suffering from a rare genetic disorder

8 Feb 2017 9:49 AM IST