LONDON — Some hearts are round, others more elongated, and as it turns out, these differences aren’t just simple curiosities.

People who regularly engage in significant amounts of exercise, as endurance athletes do, may develop enlarged hearts. While athletic heart is adapted for performance, it can be cause for concern.

This striking satellite photo shows the unusual shape of Spirit Lake, which was transformed into a giant anatomically inaccurate heart by the explosive eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980. Today ...

A new multi-national study has revealed that the shape of the heart is influenced in part by genetics and may help predict the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Skip to content. Menu.

Genetic basis of right and left ventricular heart shape. Nature Communications, 2024; 15 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53594-7; Cite This Page: MLA; APA; Chicago; Queen Mary University of London.