New book focuses on heart failure in pediatric patients
The field of heart failure in pediatric populations has recently initiated more registries and clinical trials. This age group has special concerns and particularities regarding their clinical picture and management. […]
Study traces the molecular roots of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
The heart’s ability to beat normally over a lifetime is predicated on the synchronized work of proteins embedded in the cells of the heart muscle. Like a fleet of molecular […]
New program receives national recognition for treating hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
When Kayla Green was first diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), she felt vindicated. “For years, I could feel something was wrong in my chest,” she said. “Other people insisted that […]
Researchers reveal initial results from a study of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Researchers have revealed the initial results from the world’s largest comprehensive study of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, an abnormal thickening of the heart that often goes undiagnosed and can prove deadly. The […]
Study finds no overall improvement in heart transplant waitlist after policy change
In March 2016, the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network revised its criteria for prioritizing children awaiting heart transplantation in the U.S. with the intention of reducing the number of deaths […]
Research opens possibility of developing single-dose gene therapy for inherited arrhythmias
Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital report creating the first human tissue model of an inherited heart arrhythmia, replicating two patients’ abnormal heart rhythms in a dish, and then suppressing the […]
Being overweight around age 18 linked with higher risk of cardiomyopathy in adulthood
A large study of Swedish men found that those who were even mildly overweight around age 18 were more likely develop cardiomyopathy in adulthood — an uncommon heart muscle condition […]
New statement emphasizes need for special multidisciplinary clinical programs
With a better understanding of how various heart conditions are inherited, and the availability of faster and less expensive genetic testing, there is need for more specialized multidisciplinary clinical programs […]
Study finds promising new treatment for infants with Noonan Syndrome
Noonan Syndrome (NS) is a rare genetic syndrome typically evident at birth and often linked to early-onset severe heart disease. NS is part of a group of diseases termed RASopathies […]
Scientists aim to unlock the secrets of heart cells
The human heart appears to be pure physics: valves open and close, blood flows through the heart’s chambers, electrical impulses regulate the heartbeat. But a German-British research team is looking […]