Division of Pediatric Cardiology

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.

Cell source of heart’s blood vessels

An unexpected group of cells generates the coronary arteries and may be useful for regeneration therapies following injury to the heart.

Deciding who’s who in heart valves

Identification of a gene that is involved in the development of heart valves offers new insights into congenital heart valve disease.

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