Cardiomyopathy is a leading cause of heart failure in children, and there are currently no effective treatments. Could emerging therapies that successfully target the root cause of the condition in adults also work well in children? That was the question Dr....
In the realm of cardiac health, an exciting new study has cast light on the intricate details of our hearts, revealing significant differences between the left and right ventricles' fibroblasts. This research, conducted by a team of dedicated scientists from the...
For children diagnosed with complex heart conditions like hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), the diagnosis can be frightening for families and challenging for healthcare providers since the trajectory of the condition is often uncertain. As a leading cause of sudden...
An innovative cardiovascular start-up, HDAX Therapeutics, is the latest company to win $250,000 in funding following another year of the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research’s Entrepreneurship for Cardiovascular Health Opportunities (ECHO) program. The ECHO program...
Several members of the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research (TRCHR) participated in Vascular 2023, a five-day conference held in Montreal from October 25-29. The conference is a hallmark event organized by several Canadian specialist and research organizations,...
Researchers at the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research have developed an innovative approach to better understanding the complex signaling mechanisms underlying heart failure. A recent publication in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) offers...
The AAP/ASCI/APSA Joint Meeting is the premier meeting for physician-scientists The meeting is the combined annual gathering of attendees from the Association of American Physicians, the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the American Physician Scientists Association. The meeting features presentations of high-level discoveries from distinguished researchers and provides an environment of inspiration, collaboration, and […]
This Right Ventricle focused meeting is unique in spanning basic, translational and clinical topics to address contemporary research and clinical questions from bench to bedside. Distinguished international faculty of experts will discuss unique aspects of RV biology, physiology and failure, how to image the RV, medical and surgical solutions to RV disease, and future directions […]
Program Overview Cardiovascular disease is a global health problem with no geographic, gender, or socio-economic boundaries. Despite the tremendous advances in cardiac care made recently, including drugs, devices, and diagnostic innovations, many patients continue to die from heart disease or live with significant morbidity. Challenges for the next decade include health promotion and disease prevention, […]