Researchers at the Institute currently are involved in many research projects.

Current research projects include:

• Regurgitant valves — evaluation of replacement criteria
• Progression rate of ventricular dysfunction in aortic regurgitation
• Progression rate of ventricular dysfunction in mitral regurgitation
• Recovery of myocardial function after valve surgery — rate of progression and its determinants
• Interaction of myocardial function and cardiac arrhythmia in predicting outcome of patients with valvular disease
• Role of valve surgery in mitigating lethal arrhythmias associated with valvular diseases
• The molecular and cellular bases of myocardial fibrosis (scarring) in regurgitant valvular diseases Variation in cardiac gene expression with interposition of abnormal loading stresses modeling those of valvular diseases
• Variations in myocardial metalloproteinase activity induced by regurgitant valvular diseases
• Impact of associated coronary bypass grafting on survival after valve surgery
• Utility of aldosterone blockade on patency of vein bypass grafts
• The impact of rice bran on diabetes control