Andrew Glazer Archive — Page 1 of 1

October 21, 2026

Vanderbilt Health-led team maps gene variants that can cause sudden death

The research may enable more precise diagnosis and treatment of a disorder that causes sudden death in about 3,500 people in the United States each year.

By Bill Snyder
Red heart-shaped object on blue electrocardiogram grid paper with black heartbeat waveforms.
September 13, 2022

VUMC leads effort to map heart disease-causing genetic variations

Researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Stanford Medicine, the University of Toronto and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston have joined forces to “map” the specific variations in more than 25 key cardiac disease genes that negatively affect heart function.

By Bill Snyder
Studies by Andrew Glazer, PhD, Giovanni Davogustto, MD, and colleagues found that genetic testing with information from electronic health records can reveal undiagnosed heart rhythm disorders.
April 28, 2022

Studies combine genetic testing, electronic health records to find undiagnosed diseases

Combining genetic testing with information from electronic health records revealed undiagnosed heart rhythm disorders and new conditions associated with inherited cancer gene mutations.

By Leigh MacMillan
June 12, 2020

Robotic technology speeds arrhythmia gene classification

Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators have used high-throughput robotic technology to rapidly study and classify variations in a gene linked to heart rhythm disorders and cardiac conditions.

By Leigh MacMillan