Injectable Gel Helps Heart Muscle Regenerate

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  • TBMG-36862
Published May 01, 2020 by Tech Briefs Media Group in United States
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In mammals, including humans, the cells that contract the heart muscle and enable it to beat do not regenerate after injury. After a heart attack, there is a dramatic loss of these heart muscle cells, and those that survive cannot effectively replicate. With fewer of these contractile cells, known as cardiomyocytes, the heart pumps less blood with each beat, leading to the increased mortality associated with heart disease.