Genetic Testing

University of Maryland Medical Center Launches Genetic-Testing Program For Cardiac Stent Patients

Patients with coronary artery disease who undergo treatment at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) now can receive long-term therapy based on information found in their genes. As part of a new personalized medicine initiative, the med...

University of Maryland Medical Center Genetic-Testing Program Cardiac Stent
University of Maryland Medical Center Launches Genetic-...
Patients with coronary artery disease who undergo treatment at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) now can receive long-term therapy based on...
Researchers Find Gene Variant Linked to Aortic Valve Disease
March 7, 2013 — A newly identified genetic variant doubles the risk of calcium buildup in the heart’s aortic valve. Calcium buildup is the most common cause of...
LabCorp Launches Next Generation Sequencing Assay for...
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp) announced it has launched its clinical next generation sequencing assay, GeneSeq: Cardio for genetic...
CardioDx Announces Medicare Coverage for Corus CAD Gene...
August 9, 2012 — CardioDx Inc. announced that Palmetto GBA, a national contractor that administers Medicare benefits, has established coverage for...
Geneseq: Cardio is a Next Generation Sequencing Assay
GeneSeq: Cardio is LabCorps' next generation sequencing assay for genetic causes of familial cardiac disease. GeneSeq: Cardio is a
CardioDx Announces Medicare Coverage for Corus CAD Gene Expression Test
Palmetto GBA, a national contractor that administers Medicare benefits, established coverage in August 2012 for CardioDx Inc.’s Corus...
Genetic Test Detects Dilated Cardiomyopathy
A genetic test to detect familial dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), the FAMILION DCM Test, allows earlier detection and therapy to help slow...
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University of Maryland Medical Center Genetic-Testing Program Cardiac Stent
University of Maryland Medical Center Launches Genetic-...
Patients with coronary artery disease who undergo treatment at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) now can receive long-term therapy based on...
New Methods to Detect Vulnerable Plaque
Ruptured vulnerable plaque (VP) is blamed for the majority of acute myocardial infarctions and many strokes, but there is extensive debate over which...

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