Scientists have found a gene that increases the volume of the heart

Scientists say they have developed a new genetic basis for why some people are predisposed to increase the volume of the heart, leading to heart disease and heart attack, found by the BBC. The increase in heart disease may be associated with high blood pressure and obesity. But the role played in this process played by genes, are more known. An international team of scientists says they first tied the increase of cardiac genes. The study appears in the journal Nature Genetics. The researchers conducted a study in rodents, as well as a 30 patient volunteers. It was found that the gene Osteoglycin (Ogn) which previously been linked to heart disease, which affects the growth of the left ventricle. As a result, when a person is an interrupt that particular gene, which leads to an increase of the left ventricular mass, which in turn interferes with the normal functioning of the heart. These changes contribute to the development of heart disease and heart attacks. According to scientists, the discovery osteoglitsina effect on the incidence of cardiovascular disease, it is possible to create new drugs and preventing diseases of the cardiovascular system.