A potentially life-changing heart condition, dilated cardiomyopathy, can be caused by the cumulative influence of hundreds or thousands of genes and not just by a single "aberrant" genetic variant, as ...

Research indicates that dilated cardiomyopathy can be caused by the cumulative influence of potentially thousands of genes, not just one single genetic variant.

A festive celebration was made even brighter by the joy of a young boy who underwent a heart transplant this spring.

Aim The aim of this study was to characterize an alternative treatment for dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) using a novel cardiac biological assist device created from engineered heart tissue (EHT).