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Novel cardiac patch improves recovery from heart attack in rats and pigs – News-Medical.Net
According to the American Heart Association, heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide in recent years.
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Oct 28 2020
According to the American Heart Association, heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide in recent years. During a heart attack, or myocardial infarction (MI), a blocked artery and the resulting oxygen deprivation cause massive cardiac cell death, blood vessel impairment and inflammation. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering have developed a cardiac patch with tiny engineered blood vessels that improved recovery…
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