Cardiovascular

Sheba to inaugurate Roman Abramovich Theranostics and Nuclear Medicine Center

The 4,700-square-meter facility at Tel Hashomer will include an on-site cyclotron and advanced imaging and targeted-treatment units, the medical center said.

SHEBA MEDICAL Center's new Roman Abramovich Theranostics and Nuclear Medicine Center.
Thirteen pediatric and heart patients from Zambia are spending Christmas in Israel as part of SACH’s humanitarian medical program, which provides free cardiac surgery to children from developing countries.

Zambian children celebrate Christmas in Israel after Save a Child's Heart surgeries

Illustration of a blood test.

IDF rolls out innovative blood test to spot heart attack risk years in advance

 Exposure to nighttime artificial light linked to increased risk of cardiovascular diseases.

Exposure to nighttime artificial light linked to increased risk of cardiovascular diseases


Woman 'died' for 27 minutes. Here's what happened when she returned

Tina Hines was declared dead for nearly 30 minutes. When she woke up, she wrote this two-word message.


Concerned about heart disease? Check your saliva - study

An increased white blood cell count could be an early warning sign of heart conditions to come.

 Monitor your symptoms carefully if you're at risk of a heart attack

Could walking extend your lifespan? - study

The risk of dying from any cause or from cardiovascular disease decreases significantly with every 500 to 1000 extra steps you walk.

Residents in Jerusalem walk through the city (illustrative).

Israel unveils miniature human heart model to transform drug testing

A minuscule model of a human heart, the size of a grain of rice, has been created in Israel. With the potential to put an end to the often criticized animal testing by pharmaceutical companies.

 Fluorescent Heart

Netanyahu receives pacemaker ahead of judicial reform vote

Justice Minister Yariv Levin served as acting prime minister while Netanyahu was in surgery.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on July 2, 2023

Can a phone call cause heart problems? – study

Individuals who spent less than 5 minutes per week on phone calls had an 8% risk of hypertension.

Phone Call, operator

This dangerous disease can be reflected in your hair

Many times hair is a reflection of our mental and physical state. A new study has found that hair analysis can show us who has an increased risk of heart disease.

 Illustrative image of a woman with curly blond hair.

Israeli scientists develop procedure to prevent heart attacks in mice

Though the science has been developed for mice, scientists still stressed how far they are from doing the same for humans.

 The importance of redifferentiation: Proteins responsible for heart muscle contraction (green) are abundant in a healthy heart (left) and in a heart whose muscle cells had undergone successful redifferentiation after injury (center), but not in a heart whose cells failed to undergo processes.

Women might be more at-risk for heart disease than we think - study

Women and girls of all ages have more salt-sensitive hypertension than men.

 Heart attack (Illustrative)

Skipping breakfast can damage your immune response - study

Skipping meals through intermittent or prolonged fasting periods cause certain white blood cells to go dormant.

 Child eating breakfast (illustrative)