Troubled Heart (IMAGE) Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Caption With cells illuminated by fluoresced antibodies, this microscopic photograph of sarcomeres -- the part of heart muscle that generates tension and contraction -- shows a mutant troponin protein used to study inherited cardiomyopathy. Researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute have developed a computational algorithm that allows them to measure biochemical and physical changes and predict if heart tissues will develop a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or dilated cardiomyopathy. Researchers report May 19 in the journal Cell the technology could one day allow physicians to intervene earlier to help patients with mutations that cause inherited cardiomyopathies. Credit Cincinnati Children's Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.