New research digs into the genetic drivers of heart failure, with an eye to precision treatments

When coronary arteries are blocked, starving the heart of blood, there are good medications and treatments to deploy, from statins to stents. Not so for heart failure, the leading factor involved in heart disease, the top cause of death worldwide.

“It’s what’s on death certificates,” said cardiologist Christine Seidman.

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