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What We Know About the Safety of Cardiac Gene Therapy

Heart disease kills more people globally each year than any other condition. For decades, treatment has largely been limited to managing symptoms with medications aimed at reducing strain on the failing heart. None of these approaches address the underlying biological factors driving cardiac disease; however,gene therapy offers a different approach. Cardiac gene therapy enables the delivery … Read more

How Scientists Deliver Therapeutic Genes to the Heart

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, with nearly a million fatal cases reported every year, equating to approximately one heart disease related death every 34 seconds. However, modern medicine is no longer limited to treating what goes wrong. Scientists are now focused on making some of those deaths preventable … Read more