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Danon disease is a rare but serious cardiomyopathy that drastically reduces life expectancy. Male patients infrequently live ...

Despite insufficient evidence to support direct-to-consumer genetic testing in routine clinical care, cardiovascular clinicians increasingly face questions about its utility and interpretation because ...

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Research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association says people at risk of diabetes can lower their chances ...

The New Science of Nature and Nurture.” Since Francis Galton coined the phrase “nature versus nurture” 150 years ago, the ...