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heart disease

An older woman standing outside. She has a hand across her upper chest and a worried expression.
The Stitch 

Why women with heart issues are undertreated and have worse outcomes than men

February 1, 2023February 1, 2023Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, heart disease, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Women's Health

“We as women are a different group of people and, unfortunately, we don’t have enough data to publish specific guidelines to say, ‘When you see this, do this,’” Barron said.

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From The Labs 

Top five most viewed posts of 2022

December 28, 2022January 19, 2023aging brain, Cancer, heart disease, most viewed posts, Research

The top five most popular posts, from heart disease research to recognition of the achievements of outstanding faculty members.

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From The Labs 

The Cardiovascular Research Institute 8th Annual Symposium

May 14, 2021May 14, 2021aortic aneurysms, atherosclerosis, atrial fibrillation, COVID, CVRI, heart disease, Research, symposium

Review the symposium highlights, visit the virtual poster session and meet the winners of the first Dr. Mark L. Entman Award for Excellence in Cardiovascular Education.

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From The Labs 

Black History Month Spotlight: Interview with Dr. Kathryn Jones

February 24, 2021March 2, 2021Black History Month, Chagas disease, heart disease, Research, Vaccines

Dr. Kathryn Jones shared how she discovered her vocation, how she unwinds at the end of the day and much more.

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From The Labs 

Novel mechanism connects SPEG, RyR2 and atrial fibrillation

August 13, 2020August 13, 2020atrial fibrillation, heart disease, Research, RyR2, SPEG

Reduced levels of protein kinase SPEG lead to hyperactive calcium channel RyR2 and an increased risk of atrial fibrillation.

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Momentum 

COVID-19 and advanced heart and lung disease

April 21, 2020Coronavirus, Healthcare, heart disease, Heart Health, lung disease, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery

As a heart and lung transplant surgeon who routinely treats end-stage disease, I have been studying the effect of COVID-19 on the heart and lungs,

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From The Labs 

What’s at the ‘heart’ of a heartbeat?

August 20, 2019August 20, 2019atrial fibrillation, calcium, calcium handling super complex, heart disease, PPP1R3A, Research

In the confines of the thoracic chamber, a heart has lost its rhythm. Its two upper chambers, the atria, are beating out of sync with

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From The Labs 

The Seventh Annual Symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Institute

April 23, 2019September 17, 2019CVRI, Heart, heart disease, Research

Since it was founded in 2012, the Cardiovascular Research Institute at Baylor College of Medicine has been hosting an annual symposium that offers an exceptional

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From The Labs 

Tracking down microRNA candidates that can contribute to disease

November 6, 2018November 6, 2018ADmiRE, Cancer, developmental disease, gnomAD, heart disease, microRNA, The Cancer Genome Atlas, whole exome sequencing

What started as Ninad Oak’s side project turned out into something much larger, his doctorate thesis. “The project started as my qualifying exam that I

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From The Labs 

Together, DAG1 and Yap ‘hit the brakes’ on heart cell proliferation

September 15, 2017February 2, 2018cardiomyocyte, DAG1, heart cell proliferation, heart disease, Hippo pathway, muscular dystrophy, YAP

Although both are known to play a role in cardiac function and previous work had hinted that they might interact with each other, it was

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