CUTTING EDGE CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH
Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute (CVRTI) delivers cutting-edge cell-to-bedside research and education of cardiovascular disease, which is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. At the CVRTI, we are both developing new insights into the biology of heart dmuscle cells, and developing novel therapeutics for patients with heart failure and cardiac arrhythmias such as sudden cardiac death.
Located at the University of Utah, the CVRTI nucleates a campus wide, multidisciplinary team of fourteen individual investigator laboratories who are both scientists and physician scientists. The research of the laboratories spans from basic muscle biology and channel electrophysiology to metabolism and genetics. Founded in 1969, the CVRTI is one of the oldest cardiovascular institutes in the country, and its research has already impacted clinical care from development of the first artificial heart, to the genetic basis of long QT arrhythmias, to using electricity to map heart dimensions for arrhythmia ablation, to myocardial recovery.
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August CVRTI Seminar Series
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Thursday, August 29, 2024
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MT
Natriuretic Peptides in Cardiomyopathies:
Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Opportunities
David Armstrong, MD, PhD
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Merryman Mechanobiology Lab
Cardiovascular Disease
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Join us for a hybrid meeting via Zoom or at Eccles Health Sciences Education Building, EHSEB, Bldg. 575, Room 1730, 25 S. 2000 E. (Lunch Provided)
Email Nuria Anderson, nuria.anderson@utah.edu for Zoom Link
Atherosclerosis is the process of arterial plaque buildup that narrows the arteries, blocking blood flow to the heart, brain, arms, legs, and kidneys. The accumulation comes from cholesterol, saturated fats, and calcium deposits, and severe blockages can lead to blood clots or fatal outcomes. This condition can be dangerous, so early detection of atherosclerosis is crucial in stabilization and further prevention.
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