Have you ever wondered what shape your heart is? Overall, the myocardium (this is the scientific name for heart muscle) ends in a point. But according to a new study by researchers at Stanford School of Medicine (in the United States), the more the heart has a round (or spherical) shape, the greater the risk of developing heart disease.
American researchers studied the shape of 38,897 human hearts using artificial intelligence; they then compared this data with the medical records of the patients concerned. Verdict? According to scientists, the “rounder” the heart, the greater the risk of cardiomyopathy (a condition that reduces the heart’s ability to pump blood).
Cardiomyopathy can then lead to heart failure (the heart loses strength and gradually becomes unable to perform its role as a pump) or atrial fibrillation (a heart rhythm disorder where the heart beats too fast and irregularly) .
An MRI scan to observe the shape of the heart
The keystone of the problem is the left ventricle of the heart: in a healthy person, it is generally cone-shaped. It is when it rounds that the heart risk increases, by regarding 47% according to the researchers.
“Cardiologists know that following heart disease the patient’s heart appears more spherical, this is nothing new, explain the scientists. (…)
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