Science 101: Cardiovascular

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for men, women and people of most racial and ethnic groups.

More than 800,000 people die from heart disease and related conditions each year, roughly one every 33 seconds, with health care services, medicines and lost productivity exceeding $239 billion annually.

More than 60% of U.S. adults will have cardiovascular disease by 2050, according to new projections from the American Heart Association. Population shifts and risk factors may triple disease costs by 2050.

Cardiovascular

Research at Sanford Burnham Prebys

Aug 2, 2024
Controlling thickness in fruit fly hearts reveals new pathway for heart disease
A new study in Cell Reports details how a protein previously associated with regulating metabolism in the liver also plays…
Aug 2, 2024
Jan 19, 2024
Sanjeev Ranade wants to get to the heart of congenital disease
New Sanford Burnham Prebys researcher studies the underlying factors that cause in heart defects in 1 in 100 newborns.
Jan 19, 2024
Aug 15, 2023
Scientists unite to get to the heart of AFib
A collaborative study led by Institute researchers is paving the way to identifying gene networks that cause atrial fibrillation (AFib),…
Aug 15, 2023
Jul 17, 2023
New genes implicated in deadly heart defect
By identifying genes in patients and testing their effects in fruit flies, Institute researchers have found new genes that contribute…
Jul 17, 2023
Mar 29, 2023
Heart attack study could change the game in regenerative medicine
Institute researchers have identified a group of proteins that could be the secret to cellular reprogramming, an emerging approach in…
Mar 29, 2023
Nov 23, 2020
Fruit flies reveal new insights into space travel’s effect on the heart
Scientists identify protein production changes in the space flies that weren’t on the radar of heart researchers—opening new avenues for…
Nov 23, 2020