by University College London Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A potentially life-changing heart condition, dilated cardiomyopathy, can be caused by the cumulative influence of hundreds or thousands of genes and not just by a single “aberrant” genetic variant, as was previously thought, finds a new study led by researchers at UCL (University College London), Imperial College...
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Gene-based therapy may slow development of life-threatening heart condition
Peer-Reviewed Publication NYU LANGONE HEALTH / NYU GROSSMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE A new study in mice shows that replacement of a dysfunctional gene could prolong survival in some people with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC), a rare inherited disorder in which the muscular walls of the heart progressively weaken and put patients at risk of...
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Devastating heart condition can be reversed, study shows for the first time
by University College London Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Three men who had heart failure caused by the build-up of sticky, toxic proteins are now free of symptoms after their condition spontaneously reversed in an unprecedented case described by a team at UCL (University College London) and the Royal Free Hospital. The condition, a form of amyloidosis...
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Aggressive blood pressure control may prevent common heart condition
by University of California, San Francisco Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Heart conduction disorders can often lead to serious or fatal complications including complete heart block or heart failure. Left ventricular conduction disease occurs when there is an electrical blockage of the heart’s normal electrical conduction system. Treatment to lessen its effects involves implanting a permanent pacemaker,...
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New Research Links COVID-19 Infection – and Vaccination – to a Debilitating Heart Condition
By CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER JANUARY 10, 2023 Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) is a disorder that affects the autonomic nervous system and is characterized by an abnormal increase in heart rate upon standing up. This can cause symptoms such as lightheadedness, fainting, fatigue, and headaches. Smidt Heart Institute researchers show the risk of developing postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or...
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COVID infection, and vaccination, linked to heart condition
by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai validated the link between a debilitating heart condition and COVID-19 and, to a lesser extent, a novel link between the same condition and COVID-19 vaccination. Their findings, published in the journal Nature Cardiovascular Research, suggest that a small percentage of patients vaccinated...
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Gene causing inherited heart condition identified
by University College London Truncating variants in ALPK3 are a cause of 1–2% of autosomal dominant hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and are associated with a phenotype characterized by extensive fibrosis and a predominantly concentric or apical pattern of left ventricular hypertrophy without left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. (A) Main phenotype characteristics and outcomes. ALPK3tv, alpha-protein kinase 3-truncating variants;...
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Study identifies ‘clinical risks’ and biomarkers to screen patients with heart condition
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have found two biomarkers that could be used to identify a heart condition known as atrial fibrillation in patients who have three ‘clinical risks’. Atrial fibrillation is the most common heartrhythm disturbance, affecting around 1.6 million people in the UK. Those with atrial fibrillation may be aware of noticeable...