Distant relatedness in biobanks harnessed to identify undiagnosed genetic disease
VUMC researchers, including co-author and VTRACC faculty Benjamin Shoemaker, MD, have developed a genetic method that clusters distantly related people to find rare variants that were present in a…
High-sensitivity test expected to expedite heart attack diagnosis and treatment
"This is essential in establishing the diagnosis," said VTRACC's Andrew DeFilippis, MD, medical director of the VUMC Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit.
Program arranges genetic testing for AFib patients who may be at risk
Without treatment, younger patients may develop other serious cardiac disorders such as heart failure or life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. The Atrial Fibrillation Precision Research…
Vanderbilt and OHSU join forces to train addiction research scholars
Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) have been awarded funding from the National Institutes of Health to establish a K12 program to train scholars…
VUMC participating in clinical trial of novel heart failure treatment
Patients with a form of heart failure called HFpEF may breathe normally at rest but quickly become breathless with physical activity. The study will test an atrial shunt to relieve high pressure…