World’s first individual gene mutation test for predicting risk of sudden cardiac death

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Scientists at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, working with colleagues at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, have developed a world-first, individualized risk prediction tool for

Effects and consequences of cardiac metabolism in the elderly

Alterations in cardiac metabolic homeostasis occurred with aging. The capability of metabolic adatpive response to pathological stress conditions declines in the aged heart. The pharmacologica and non-pharmacological approaches could rescue

Study demonstrates progression of subclinical atherosclerosis predicts all-cause mortality risk

The images show a large atherosclerotic plaque in a carotid artery. The top panels show an axial view (left) and a longitudinal view (right). The 3D volumetric representation (bottom) provides