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Heart Disease

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February 28, 2018 Keeping the beat: How to heal the human heart

Our hearts beat to their own drum, the result of carefully regulated electrical impulses that ensure blood keeps pumping through our bodies. [caption id="attachment_6460" align="alignright"…

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September 29, 2017 Fixing failing hearts

September 29 is World Heart Day, a time to focus on cardiac health

In Dr. Stefan Jovinge’s lab, a petri dish of cells…

February 14, 2017 The search is on for ways to mend hearts before they break

Small hearts can have the big troubles. Each year, about 40,000 newborns in the U.S. are diagnosed with a

September 29, 2016 World Heart Day 2016: Four of the coolest things happening in heart disease research

INFOBOX: Cardiovascular diseases, such as heart attack and heart failure, are responsible for 31 percent of all deaths, making them the number one cause of…

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June 12, 2015 Cell paper outlines heart’s regenerative capacity, holds promise for new therapies

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (June 12, 2015)—For the first time, scientists have shown that the adult human heart generates new muscle cells in multiple sites throughout…

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February 5, 2014 Spectrum Health and Van Andel Research Institute announce cardiovascular research program

Partnership Brings Renowned Physician-Scientist to Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids, Mich. (Feb. 05, 2014) – Van Andel Research Institute and Spectrum Health announced today that…