heart disease

May 31, 2023

Dr. Jason Deen, a cardiologist and Blackfeet nation descendent, lends context to the new AHA statement he co-authored.

January 19, 2022

Two fortuitous events led Cody Pickett to UW Medicine’s Heart Institute for nonsurgical repair of his blocked cardiac blood vessel.

June 21, 2021

Researchers discover how to mitigate risk of arrhythmia after transplanting heart muscle cells in lab models.

March 6, 2020

Part of the Tissue Chips in Space program, this study will measure how microgravity affects human heart muscle

Kepu Savou going for a walk
February 28, 2020

Last August, Kepu Savou, 29,  thought he had a cold until he continued to get worse, suffering from fatigue and shortness of breath. Doctors found the Des Moines, Wash. man had heart failure.

Rong Tian and a researcher in the lab
October 1, 2019

A new National Institutes of Health report outlines how expanding research on mitochondria could result in new ways of treating heart failure. The latest research shows that this organelle plays more roles in our cells than previously thought. T

August 2, 2019

A mix of cardiac muscle cells and outer heart wall cells, derived from stem cells, is tested in lab studies of heart-mending grafts

May 22, 2019

Findings at nanometer and millisecond scales may help improve design of therapies directed at motor proteins to rescue failing hearts.

April 3, 2019

UW researcher is trying to hold soda makers accountable for their products' contributions to disease.

January 24, 2019

New studies challenge conventional wisdom, but the practice is still recommended for some patients. 

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