Researchers identified a lipid that is involved in regulating cardiac ion channels, providing insights into possible mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias in heart failure and a potential pathway for ...

Maintenance of cardiac rhythm and pain sensation require the flow of ions across the membranes of all cells. Ion channels, which facilitate this movement, are protein assemblies that penetrate the ...

Cardiovascular research is one of the key areas of interest of the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics. Research by our faculty members focuses on a variety of subjects including ...

Brugada syndrome—characterized by an often fatal irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia)—causes sudden cardiac death in relatively young, otherwise healthy individuals between 30 and 40. However, available ...

As you read this, a gate made of nothing is causing your heart to race. A vapor barrier is not a door, a valve, or a protein ...

A new study by researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix and the University of California Davis Health identified a new target for developing a therapy to treat atrial ...