UConn Health Minute: Precision Heart Failure Care

Heart failure affects more than seven million Americans and for many it’s not due to bad habits such as smoking or not eating right. UConn Health and The Jackson Laboratory are taking a new approach and focusing on personalized care based on a patient’s genetic profile.

Dr. Travis Hinson, UConn Health cardiovascular physician-scientist, working in his lab at The Jackson Laboratory in Farmington. (Ethan Giorgetti/UConn Health)

Dr. Travis Hinson, UConn Health cardiovascular physician-scientist, working in his lab at The Jackson Laboratory in Farmington. (Ethan Giorgetti/UConn Health)

Heart failure affects more than seven million Americans and for many it’s not due to bad habits such as smoking or not eating right. UConn Health and The Jackson Laboratory are taking a new approach and focusing on personalized care based on a patient’s genetic profile.