About Research at the Corrigan Minehan Heart Center

Mass General researchers are studying the genetic basis of atrial fibrillation and defining new treatment approaches, such as catheter ablation and left atrial appendage exclusion, for this condition.

Learn more about the Cardiac Arrhythmia Service

We are developing new technologies to monitor heart failure patients remotely and improve the efficiency of cardiac devices used to treat heart failure.

Learn more about the Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Program

Understanding the genetics of heart disease means that we can identify heart disease patients earlier and help prevent this condition in their children. We are also working to prevent heart disease in women from low-income Boston neighborhoods.

Learn more about the Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Center

Learn more about the Corrigan Women’s Heart Health Program

At the Corrigan Minehan Heart Center, we are investigating new devices to treat congenital heart defects. We also helped found a worldwide registry that enables researchers to conduct long-term studies of adults who have grown up with this condition.

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Our research focuses on preventing cardiac events in professional athletes and highly active patients, from college students to seniors.

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Our studies of stem cells and genetic risk factors help us understand why people develop heart disease. We are also leading a major clinical trial to learn how type II diabetes impacts heart disease.

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Mass General is one of a few select hospitals in the nation to receive a National Institutes of Health grant to study heart transplantation. Our research explores improving the success of heart transplants in patients who are at high risk of organ rejection. We are also part of a network of advanced centers for heart failure research created by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

Learn more about the Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Program

Corrigan Minehan Heart Center investigators are evaluating a unique, minimally invasive procedure called transcatheter aortic valve replacement as a treatment option for patients with severe aortic valve stenosis who are not candidates for open-heart surgery.

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We are discovering new ways to diagnose heart attacks within minutes, instead of hours, and are uncovering the genetic makeup of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

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Researchers at the Corrigan Minehan Heart Center helped found an international registry of patients with thoracic aortic disease that tracks thousands of cases and guides treatment direction to physicians worldwide.

Learn more about the Thoracic Aortic Center