Background and Aim: Barrett's esophagus has been associated with the presence of hiatal hernia; however, to date no meta-analysis of the relationship has been performed. We aimed to conduct a ...

The Italian Renaissance artist created groundbreaking depictions of humans at a time when the inner workings of the body ...

Jan. 30, 2025 — People who regularly floss their teeth (one or more times per week) may lower their risk of stroke caused by a blood clot traveling from the heart and a stroke associated with an ...

A narrowing of the esophagus can occur when the tissue is damaged ... During these episodes, you may feel an overwhelming sense of anxiety and fear, which causes your heart to pound. You may also ...

Explore how the liver functions, common liver conditions, and tips to maintain liver health through lifestyle changes like diet, exercise, and responsible alcohol use.

Organ meats might not be on your culinary radar quite yet if you don't come from a culture that routinely eats them. But that ...

The term dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) refers to a spectrum of heterogeneous myocardial disorders that are characterized by ventricular dilation and depressed myocardial performance in the absence of ...

The work in the authors' laboratory has been supported in part by research grants from the American Heart Association, Brody Brothers Endowment Fund, East Carolina University Startup Funds, Golfers ...

These angina patients often have incomplete revascularisation with lesions or anatomy previously considered ‘unsuitable for intervention’ but now amenable to treatment by trained operators. A recent ...

Swallows a non-food solid object Adult suspects an object was swallowed Includes object found in the stool with no history of it being swallowed. Sometimes, a young child swallows an object when no ...