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Experimental drug engineered to prevent heart failure after heart attacks

Science Daily - Heart Disease

An experimental therapeutic monoclonal antibody therapy could become the first to directly enhance tissue repair in the heart following a heart attack.

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Is long-term beta-blocker therapy needed after a heart attack?

Science Daily - Heart Disease

The appropriate duration of beta-blocker treatment after a heart attack (a myocardial infarction [MI]) is unknown in patients who do not need to take beta-blockers for another reason.

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Immunotherapy blocks scarring, improves heart function in mice with heart failure

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Researchers have reduced scar formation and improved heart function in mouse models of heart failure using a monoclonal antibody treatment, similar to that approved by the FDA to treat other conditions.

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Born to heal: Why babies recover, but adults scar, after heart damage

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Newborns with heart complications can rely on their newly developed immune systems to regenerate cardiac tissues, but adults aren't so lucky. After a heart attack, most adults struggle to regenerate healthy heart tissue, leading to scar-tissue buildup and, often, heart failure.

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Proposed risk factor tool finds heart failure rates are higher among American Indian adults

Science Daily - Heart Disease

An analysis based on a proposed heart failure risk prediction tool reveals that the incidence of heart failure may be 2- to 3-fold higher among American Indian adults compared to people in other population groups.

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Study reveals target for reversing scar tissue after heart attack

Science Daily - Heart Disease

New research discovers a potential path to prevent permanent scarring and heart failure following a myocardial infarction.

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This injected protein-like polymer helps tissues heal after a heart attack

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Researchers have developed a new therapy that can be injected intravenously right after a heart attack to promote healing and prevent heart failure. The therapy both prompts the immune system to encourage tissue repair and promotes survival of heart muscle cells after a heart attack.