Genetic changes can signal evidence of disease, but pinpointing which genes and what's changed can be difficult.

Penn Medicine researchers have identified genetic conditions in a large percent of adults admitted to the intensive care unit ...

Genetic changes can signal evidence of disease, but pinpointing which genes and what's changed can be difficult.

During and following congenital heart surgery, children who reside in nonmetro areas have increased risk of in-hospital and postdischarge mortality.

A recent study led by Paul DeCaen, Ph.D., associate professor of Pharmacology, has identified novel molecular mechanisms by ...

Background Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) has good modern results, but large multicentre longitudinal data on outcomes, especially hospital resource utilisation through childhood and adolescence, are ...

Since the emergence of the Zika virus epidemic in 2014 and the associated novel sequalae that emerged, much has been learned about the effects of antenatal exposure to Zika virus. Zika virus in ...

Herein, we discuss the genetic determinants of lipoprotein (a) levels, explore the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the association between lipoprotein (a) and cardiovascular disease, and ...

Objectives Data on the clinical outcome of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) affected by severe viral pneumonia are limited. We analysed morbidity and mortality of viral pneumonia and ...