Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators have identified novel genetic interactions that ...

Time for a heart-to-heart. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the US, killing more Americans than cancer and unintentional injuries — including car crashes, falls and overdoses — ...

A hole in the heart is a nonmedical term for a type of congenital heart defect. There are many types of holes in the heart, and most are present from birth. Around 1% of babies born in the United ...

Prenatal detection rates of congenital heart disease (CHD) have increased over time, according to a study published online ...

Michael Mack and Carole Warnes discuss the challenges of continued treatment for adults with congenital heart disease and the ...

Don’t ever underestimate the power of DNA on your beating heart, as it can be the root cause of heart failure. Dr. Travis Hinson, a cardiologist at UConn School of Medicine is trying to fix that.

A study published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery suggests that prenatal detection of congenital heart disease (CHD) has ...

A new study published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, the journal from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, suggests that ...

Then, starting with a landmark publication in Cell in 1990, Harvard Medical School researchers uncovered critical insights into the genetic and molecular underpinnings of the disease. Their federally ...

Researchers have discovered the first genetic mutation associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and sudden death in ...

Partial heart transplants using donor semilunar valves in patients with congenital heart disease appeared to be a safe and ...

Researchers have found that risk for developing dementia is related to genetic risk for coronary artery disease.