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Heart Physiology

Heart physiology is the study of the normal mechanical, electrical, and biochemical functions of the heart as it pumps blood throughout the body. Research published in International Physiology Journal addresses several dimensions of cardiac function, including how hormonal changes across the female lifespan influenc…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 6 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 7× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2578-8590 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Heart physiology is the study of the normal mechanical, electrical, and biochemical functions of the heart as it pumps blood throughout the body. Research published in International Physiology Journal addresses several dimensions of cardiac function, including how hormonal changes across the female lifespan influence cardiac hemodynamics and electrophysiology at the molecular level, particularly comparing premenopausal and postmenopausal states. The journal has examined altered cardiovascular responses in specific populations, such as changes in tissue oxygenation and hemodynamic patterns during Valsalva maneuvers in young adults with type 1 diabetes. Additional work explores how cardiac function integrates with broader physiological systems, including the cardiovascular adjustments that occur during different modes of muscular contraction and the hemodynamic responses to environmental stressors like cold exposure during physical activity. Understanding heart physiology is essential because the cardiovascular system must continuously adapt to metabolic demands, hormonal influences, disease states, and environmental conditions. These investigations contribute to knowledge of how the healthy heart maintains adequate circulation under varying physiological challenges and how certain conditions may compromise normal cardiac function, informing both basic physiological science and clinical understanding of cardiovascular health.

Research published in this journal

6 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2018

Musings in Physiology

International Physiology Journal Cited by 1 doi:10.14302/issn.2578-8590.ipj-17-1919

How this research is being cited

The 6 articles above have been cited 7 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Heart Physiology, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Physiology Journal (ISSN 2578-8590).

Journal editorial board
Carola Forster · Germany Ricardo J Fernandes · Portugal Alicja Kuban-Jankowska · Poland

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