Circulation Research

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Solving the riddle of the sphingolipids in coronary artery disease

Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have uncovered a way to unleash in blood vessels the protective effects of a type of fat-related molecule known as a sphingolipid, suggesting a promising new strategy for the treatment ...

Cardiology

Why heart rhythm problems tend to happen early in the morning

Many studies have shown that potentially lethal heart rhythm disturbances ('ventricular arrhythmia') are more likely to occur in the morning, when people wake after a night's sleep, but until now the trigger mechanism has ...

Oncology & Cancer

Clues to cancer drug's deadly side effects could make it safer

For some leukemia patients, the only potential chemotherapy option is a drug that also carries a high risk of heart failure. This means that some patients who recover from their cancer will end up dying of heart disease brought ...

Medical research

New target identified for pulmonary hypertension treatment

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers at the school's South Bend regional campus, in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Notre Dame, have identified a new therapeutic target for pulmonary hypertension, ...

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