atrial fibrillation
Using a "sliding power window" method, the company found certain gene variant carriers with atrial fibrillation at higher risk for cardiomyopathies.
Researchers developed assays to assess PRSs for six common conditions, along with methods for sharing the results with doctors and patients.
International Heart Rhythm Societies Set Out Recommendations on Genetic Testing for Cardiac Diseases
The consensus statement, published this week, should help to guide decision-making around genetic testing for a variety of cardiac conditions.
Cardiometabolic Disease Shows Ties to Depressive Mood, Irrespective of Genetic Risk
Researchers saw an uptick in coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation, and type 2 diabetes in individuals with frequent depressed mood across polygenic risk scores.
IBM Watson, Broad Institute Expand Collaboration Into Heart Disease
IBM and the Broad Institute will codevelop algorithms to apply artificial intelligence to predict cardiovascular risk from genomic and clinical data.