Cardiac complications in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are the result of cardiac muscle involvement that accompanies the deterioration of skeletal muscle in the disease. The use of ...

Japanese researchers have transplanted human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) in a primate model of myocardial infarction and were able to restore heart muscle and function in monkeys. Developed ...

Scientists have shown that a single injection of self-amplifying RNA, delivered into skeletal muscle rather than the heart itself, can trigger weeks of sustained hormone production that protects ...

Cardiomyopathy weakens, enlarges, or stiffens the heart muscle. Heart failure is when the heart is unable to pump enough blood around the body, resulting in symptoms. Cardiomyopathy is one of the ...

Thyroid hormones play a fundamental role in cardiovascular function. They influence how the heart responds to adrenaline, how ...