In a new study co-led by investigators at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, a global team of scientists conducted one of the largest genetic association studies on heart failure to date.
Reviewed by Megan Craig, M.Sc.Aug 24 2023 Using genomic data from over 90,000 heart failure patients and more than a million controls, the team identified 39 genetic mutations associated with heart failure, 18 of which had not been reported previously.
Heart failure affects over 60 million people worldwide and 6 million people in the United States, costing the American healthcare system over 30 billion dollars every year. Patients diagnosed with heart failure have an estimated five-year survival rate of 50%, which has pressed scientists to better understand the environmental and genetic risk factors associated with heart failure.
Related Stories"We want to thank all the veterans who have taken part in the MVP and allowed us to study how genes affect heart failure," Rasooly said.
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Study uncovers genetic risk factors for heart failureIn a new study co-led by investigators at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham health care system, a global team of scientists conducted one of the largest genetic association studies on heart failure to date. Using genomic data from over 90,000 heart failure patients and more than a million controls, the team identified 39 genetic mutations associated with heart failure, 18 of which had not been reported previously.
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