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OUR FOCUS

Dr. Wan, Dr. Marx and Dr. Morrow

At the Cardiac Arrhythmia and Ion Channel Research Center of Columbia University, physician-scientists Dr. Elaine Wan and Dr. Steven Marx, work together to develop new methods of diagnosing and treating arrhythmias. Our scientists have made major advances in understanding the molecular and cellular bases for and the fundamental mechanisms of complex, life-threatening arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death.

Our research program is focused in two major areas:

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(1) Cardiac: studying the regulation of ion channels in normal and pathological conditions in the heart. Altered cardiac ion channel function is associated with heart failure and arrhythmias.

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(2) Vasculature: understanding molecular mechanisms leading to vascular smooth muscle proliferation, migration and contractility. 

RECENT NEWS
2025

  • March 

    • Just accepted in Nature Cardiovascular Research, "Cardiovascular Imaging Techniques for Electrophysiologists"​

  • 2024

    • Quantitative 3D electron microscopy characterization of mitochondrial structure, mitophagy, and organelle interactions in murine atrial fibrillation. ​​Published in Journal of Structural Biology https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39009246/

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