A University of Houston pharmacology researcher and expert in cardiac development has identified a new cause of—and repair ...

Loss-of-function in epicardial proteins called Numb Family Proteins, leads to left ventricular noncompaction, or spongy heart, presenting ...

Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) surgery is a procedure to place a durable mechanical heart pump into a poorly functioning heart. LVADs help your heart’s lower left chamber (ventricle) pump blood ...

LVNC is a structural heart problem that develops before birth. Later in life, it can cause symptoms like shortness of breath, irregular heart rhythms, and chest pain. Treatments include medications ...

Ventricular assist devices are mechanical pumps that take over the function of the damaged ventricle in order to re-establish normal hemodynamics and end-organ blood flow. In addition, VADs unload the ...

A ventricular resection is a type of surgery that removes scar tissue or a tumor from a heart chamber to restore function. Often, a reconstruction or repair procedure follows this. The heart has four ...

Ventricular resection is a type of open-heart surgery to reshape and resize the heart. The surgery may help to improve survival in people with heart failure. Ventricular resection is a surgical ...

Medically reviewed by Rafle Fernandez, MD Key Takeaways Ventricular tachycardia is when the lower chamber of the heart beats ...

Polygenic background bidirectionally modifies the penetrance of pathogenic variants in hypertrophic (HCM) and dilated (DCM) ...

A University of Houston pharmacology researcher and expert in cardiac development has identified a new cause of - and repair ...