Uncertainty surrounding how truncated titin proteins (TTNtvs) cause dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) led to investigations that could better inform therapies for these ...

When heart muscle gets damaged, the result is often permanent. Unlike other muscles in the body, the heart has long been believed to lack the ability to heal itself. But recent research suggests that ...

The human heart, often described as the body's engine, is a remarkable organ that tirelessly beats to keep us alive. At the core of this vital organ, intricate processes occur when it contracts, where ...

Valsartan, an angiotensin II receptor blocker drug, delayed disease progression and improved cardiac structure and function in patients with early-stage hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, according to ...

A new small study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers and published July 25 th in the journal Nature Cardiovascular Research has revealed the impact of obesity on muscle structure in patients ...

Phase II ARCHER trial showed a significant reduction in left ventricular (LV) mass (p=0.0117) and improvements in multiple key cardiac MRI (CMR) measures of structural heart recovery in patients with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Interaction of heart disease with kidney disease may be present at subclinical stages. Echocardiographic ...

Atrial fibrillation, heart failure and stroke – hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can lead to many serious health conditions and is a major cause of sudden cardiac death in people younger than 35. „The ...