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Can cardiac scar tissue be converted back to cardiac muscle?

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Can cardiac scar tissue be converted back to cardiac muscle?

« on: 22/04/2012 23:08:25 »

Scar tissue in injured hearts can be converted back into healthy cardiac muscle using gene therapy, US scientists have shown.

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Re: Can cardiac scar tissue be converted back to cardiac muscle?

« Reply #1 on: 23/04/2012 08:22:56 »

Very interesting, and it could bring more hope to individuals with serious myocardial infarctions in the future.

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http://www.sciencemag.org/content/334/6055/528
http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/10/the-incredibly-expanding-snake-h.html
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/335620/title/Python%E2%80%99s_heart-restoring_elixir_works_in_mice

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