heart

February 4, 2021

New clue to postural tachycardia

Insight into the pathophysiology of an enigmatic and debilitating disease suggests new treatment approaches.

By Bill Snyder
December 16, 2019

Protein dynamics in the beating heart

To study the dynamics of structural proteins in the heart, Vanderbilt investigators generated a cellular tool they expect will be useful for screening drugs that affect heart muscle contraction.

By Leigh MacMillan
June 10, 2019

Cell-cell signals in developing heart

Scott Baldwin and colleagues have discovered early signaling events during heart development, findings that could guide cell replacement therapies for heart disease.

By Leigh MacMillan
September 27, 2018

Vanderbilt implants Tennessee’s first artificial heart

By Craig Boerner
October 21, 2015

Vanderbilt first in Tennessee to implant novel heart support device

By Kathy Whitney
May 15, 2015

Boosting cell-based heart repair

A metabolic change in adult stem cells makes them less “fit” for regenerative heart therapies, suggesting that strategies to prevent this response may boost the therapeutic usefulness of the cells.

By Leigh MacMillan
April 6, 2015

New player in heart cell growth

Vanderbilt researchers have identified a new protein involved in heart cell growth, which could improve understanding of pathologic cardiac hypertrophy.
By Leigh MacMillan
March 19, 2015

New imaging system reduces X-ray exposure

By VUMC News and Communications
February 11, 2015

Vanderbilt health educator suggests nine steps to a healthier heart

Nine steps to a healthier heart.
By Kathy Whitney
August 20, 2014

Study finds coronary arteries hold heart-regenerating cells

Endothelial cells residing in the coronary arteries can function as cardiac stem cells to produce new heart muscle tissue, Vanderbilt University investigators have discovered.
By Leigh MacMillan
April 2, 2014

Development and disease in the aorta

Smooth muscle cells that line the aorta differ in development but not in the adult, a finding that has implications for understanding aortic development and disease.
By Peng Xu
May 10, 2013

Profiling heart cells

A “profile” of the genes and regulatory networks that govern early heart valve development lay the groundwork for generating valves from a patient’s own cells.
By Leigh MacMillan
February 14, 2013

Cell connections key in valve disease

A protein that connects cells together participates in the calcification that occurs in heart valve disease.
By Leigh MacMillan
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