Three papers are on iPS cells: Ken Chien and colleagues report the generation of iPS cells from murine ventricular myocytes and their subsequent highly efficient differentiation into ventricular ...

As a consequence, drug therapy for most forms of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias remains largely empirical and ineffective, leading to the increased use of nonpharmacologic treatments.

If you’re one of the many people who experience premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) during and after exercise, you may wonder whether it’s safe for you to exercise with PVCs. When you ...

The most common causes of infectious myocarditis are viruses. The exact mechanism of coxsackievirus B-induced damage to myocytes is unknown. The likely mechanisms involve immune-mediated and ...

In addition, we study the paracrine signaling interactions between cardiac fibroblasts and myocytes, and their role in profibrotic signaling ... William Lagor to design a permanent treatment for ...

Since many of the observed benefits of PDE5 inhibition with regard to left ventricular hypertrophy, ventricular-vascular stiffening, renal dysfunction, and pulmonary hypertension may be ...