All cardiology

January 19, 2024

Atrial fibrillation in a dish enables drug discovery, personalized medicine

Collaboration between the College of Engineering and College of Medicine creates powerful new laboratory model

Heart disease; EKG

November 27, 2019

Can obesity limit antiarrhythmic drug effectiveness?

Some AFib medications are less effective in obese patients

Doctor using stethoscope on latino patient

September 21, 2018

AFib linked to family history in blacks, Latinos

Study examines risk of early-onset atrial fibrillation

Heart disease; EKG

May 3, 2018

UIC researchers create heart cells to study AFib

New study published in Stem Cell Reports

Doctor using stethoscope on latino patient

April 9, 2018

Common genetic variant linked to AFib risk in Latinos

Study published in PLOS ONE

May 10, 2017

Laser, video technology combine in new atrial fibrillation treatment

UI Health treats first patient in Illinois

July 25, 2016

New procedure to prevent stroke offered at UI Health

Helps those with atrial fibrillation who can’t take blood-thinners

Brenda Russell

October 21, 2014

Scientist’s startup wins business competition

Biotech company develops device to repair injured heart tissue

Dr. Dimitri Azar, Marcelo Bonini, Beata Wolska, J. Michael O’Donnell, E. Doug Lewandowski, R. John Solaro, Jesus Garcia Martinez, and William Roach, Jr.

February 11, 2014

Supporting ‘next generation of scientists’

Researchers celebrate $1.5 million in funding from American Heart Association

Heart muscle cells labeled for a specific protein (green) and the cytoskeleton (red).

July 16, 2013

MS drug shows promise for preventing heart failure

Researchers aim to stop or reverse cardiac hypertrophy

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