In addition, in Japan, the use of left ventricular assist devices was approved as just a bridge to a heart transplant and was not covered by National Health Insurance. (sciencedaily.com)
The VCGL laboratory has just released a test for the genetic mutation associated with the development of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy in boxer dogs. (cvm.ncsu.edu)
For example, children with ventricular septal defect, which causes a hole in the wall between the lower ventricles of the heart, have a 10.5-fold greater risk of developing hepatoblastoma, a cancer of the liver. (the-scientist.com)