250,000 people in the U.S. die from sudden cardiac arrest every year. Now, a genetic variant in a cardiac protein could be linked to heart rhythm dysfunction.

LAS VEGAS, May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- An investigational therapy derived from a patient's own bone marrow stem cells improves heart function in some patients with progressive heart failure

University of Guelph researchers have found the location and effect of abnormal heart proteins that can cause cardiac failure, a discovery that points to potential new ways to treat the most costly health problem in the world.

Women with chronic heart failure survive longer than their male counterparts, according to a large analysis of studies comprising data on more than 40,000 subjects.

Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation Endorses Bill To Identify Students At Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death TENAFLY, N.J., Feb.