Bicuspid aortic valve is caused by variation in numerous genes active in neonatal development of human heart

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is a common congenital heart defect where the aortic valve has two leaflets (cusps) instead of ...
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Preventing onset and development of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

An international team of researchers has discovered a natural mechanism that protects the heart from heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), a serious condition in need of effective ...
Open Heart

Factors associated with the development of severe mitral regurgitation in patients with heart failure

Background Patients with heart failure (HF) and severe mitral regurgitation (MR) have poor outcomes. Early identification ...
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Early heartbeats direct the heart’s own development and growth

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have discovered that the heart’s own contractions trigger biological signals that guide the formation of a functional beating heart. Their study in zebrafish ...
Kaleido Scope

Presence of carpal tunnel syndrome may indicate a high risk of developing cardiac amyloidosis, according to study from All of Us Research Program

In their study published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings, UAB researchers collaborated with researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia University to show that carpal tunnel syndrome preceded ...
STAT

What to know about Catherine O’Hara’s rare heart condition, dextrocardia

Catherine O'Hara's heart and organs were a mirror image of most people's. Though that is rare, congenital heart defects are fairly common.
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Heart ‘blueprint’ reveals origins of defects and insights into fetal development

New research in Sweden has produced a “blueprint” revealing how the human heart is built during prenatal development. It offers insights that could lead to improved prenatal care and new treatments ...