University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have identified a gene that plays a crucial role in determining the risk for heart attacks, deadly aneurysms, coronary artery disease and other dangerous vascular conditions.
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Atherosclerosis is the main underlying cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD). In this process, plaque made of fat, cholesterol, calcium, and other substances builds up on the artery walls.
Apr 10, 2023
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Greater awareness and advances in treatment have greatly improved survival rates following heart attack. With more survivors, however, has come the challenge of managing long-term impacts on heart function, especially chronic ...
Mar 30, 2023
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Chronic kidney disease is linked to the formation of mineral deposits on blood vessel walls, known as calcification, causing cardiovascular disease. Small extracellular vesicles (sEVs)—small, enclosed structures outside ...
Mar 20, 2023
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University of Utah Health scientists have corrected abnormal heart rhythms in mice by restoring healthy levels of a protein that heart cells need to establish connections with one another. That protein, GJA1-20k, is underproduced ...
Mar 18, 2023
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Researchers at the University of Tübingen have developed a new method to better study atherosclerosis in mice. The non-invasive imaging method helps to better understand and treat narrowing of blood vessels, a cause of heart ...
Mar 16, 2023
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University of Virginia researchers and their collaborators have identified genes that play key roles in the development of coronary artery disease.
Feb 2, 2023
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A new study published in Circulation Research provides novel insights into how mutations in the NOTCH1gene may lead to abnormal differentiation and proliferation of cardiomyocytes and contribute to ventricular hypoplasia ...
Jan 23, 2023
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The leading cause of blindness in American adults is diabetic retinopathy, progressive damage to blood vessels in the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye. Yet the source of this damage appears to lie in the belly—mainly ...
Jan 14, 2023
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After a heart attack, the shock of the event leaves behind a trail of damaged heart muscle, which becomes a scar over time. However, the scar tissue doesn't have the elasticity and flexibility of healthy heart muscle, meaning ...
Jan 12, 2023
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