Medical imaging may also be used to monitor how well the heart is functioning, or to determine whether a treatment is having the desired effect.

The treatment does not reverse heart disease or make sick hearts function better, the doctor said.

Your body is swollen with water - a sign that either your heart, liver or kidneys are not functioning as they should.

Lark felt for a pulse and verified that his heart, at least, was still functioning.

Her artificial heart is functioning, but beyond that he's not making any promises.

A new study has provided the first evidence that lowering cholesterol levels saves lives in patients whose hearts are functioning normally.

Without them the heart cannot function, however much it rules them.

If only a small amount of heart muscle dies, the heart may still function normally after a heart attack.

Echocardiograms of the fetus may be advised to ensure the heart is functioning properly.

For a man of his age, his heart was functioning well.