Genetics looks at single genes, one at a time, like a picture or snapshot. Genomics looks at the big picture and examines all the genes as an entire system, in order to see how they interact and influence biological pathways and networks in organisms. Clinical research involves the examination of the genetic causes of cardiovascular diseases including coronary artery disease, heart attack, congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy and congenital heart diseases. Also includes: genetic predictors of response to specific therapies, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and Marfans Syndrome.