Cardiovascular Research
Every year, heart disease kills more Americans than cancer. Nationally, Michigan ranks as the 8th worst for coronary disease mortality.
Collaboration – More than 60 Researchers
Today, a group of researchers from the Health System's University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center and closely aligned faculty around the University are collaborating to find new ways to fight this widespread killer. And in their work with U-M engineers, they are using new laser technologies to improve mapping of cardiac electrophysiology and the future treatment of cardiac arrhythmias.
- U-M Cardiovascular Medicine
- U-M Cell and Developmental Biology
- U-M Center for Arrhythmia Research
- U-M College of Engineering
- U-M Department of Surgery
- U-M Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Translational Research
By studying the mechanisms of cardiac muscle function and cardiac rhythm, these researchers are refining our understanding of ways to prevent and treat cardiac disease – and they’re finding real-life solutions to cardiovascular problems.
They’re using stem cells to create new heart muscle. They’re studying the pumping action of the heart muscle to discover ways that we can improve the pump in humans with failing hearts – and thus find ways to turn a failing heart into a viable one.
The Cardiovascular Center is also studying vascular biology, cardiovascular genetics, and mechanisms of thrombosis and hemostasis – all in the hope of making great leaps in heart and vascular disease detection, treatment and care.
Co-Location
Co-location with other researchers and disciplines at NCRC will allow these researchers to incorporate additional tools like imaging to their repertoire of experimentation.
A Track Record of Success
Investigators from this group, for example, have already significantly increased the understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of life-threatening cardiac rhythm distances and structural heart disease. Read more.
These heart and vascular researchers will receive about $20 million in research funding during the next 5 years, primarily from the National Institutes of Health.
More Information
For more information, or to find out how you can be involved, contact Joan Keiser at jkeiser@umich.edu or 734-647-2008.