Circulation Research
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Study sheds light on the development of inflammation, high blood pressure and resulting kidney damage.
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have found that the change in a single letter of the genetic code promotes, in a mouse model, the development of inflammation, high blood pressure and resulting kidney damage. Read MoreOctober 20, 2022
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High blood pressure genes improve heart surgery survival in children
Vanderbilt researchers have found that children with a genetic makeup that predicts high blood pressure as adults are more likely to survive congenital heart defect repair surgery. Read MoreMarch 24, 2022
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Going after the ‘heart attack gremlin’
A protein called Gremlin 2 controls the extent of inflammation after heart attack and may be a good therapeutic target. Read MoreSeptember 8, 2016
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New method aids heart disease studies, drug discovery efforts
A team of Vanderbilt investigators developed a new method for rapidly generating heart muscle cells from stem cells. Read MoreJanuary 14, 2016
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Heart repair factor
A signaling factor called Wnt10b is a novel target for optimizing cardiac repair after a heart attack. Read MoreSeptember 17, 2015