Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is still the leading cause of death in all western world
countries and genetic predisposition in combination with traditional risk factors frequently …

This update expands the prior scientific statement on the relevance of genetics and
genomics for the prevention and treatment of CVDs. 2 In the earlier report, we focused on …

It has been over 150 years since Gregor Mendel conducted his first experiments using peas,
thereby establishing the foundation of modern genetics. Since then, further advances in …

Spurred by large-scale public and private efforts as well as technological developments, the
last few years have seen a major leap forward in our understanding of the genetic basis of …

ARtery DIsease Genome-wide Replication And Meta-Analysis (CARDIoGRAM) consortium.
CARDIoGRAM is one of several consortia that have formed in the past few years in order to …

This update expands the prior scientific statement on the relevance of genetics and
genomics for the prevention and treatment of CVDs. 2 In the earlier report, we focused on …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), encompassing diverse pathologies such as
atherosclerosis, hypertension, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmia, and valvular diseases, represent …

The genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of recent years have provided the first
unbiased views of genes contributing to cardiovascular disorders in European and some …

The field of genetics and genomics has advanced considerably with the achievement of
recent milestones encompassing the identification of many loci for cardiovascular disease …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are considered as the leading cause of death worldwide.
CVD continues to be a major cause of death and morbidity despite significant improvements …