Additionally, these patients had increased markers of heart injury and kidney dysfunction, as well as persistent congestion, compared to patients who did not experience worsening heart failure. (sciencedaily.com)
Many people with heart injuries from heart attacks or birth defects could benefit from the «self - therapeutic» process of injecting healthy cells into the damaged heart muscle. (sciencedaily.com)
To find out, Deb and his co-authors genetically tagged cardiac fibroblasts in mice and watched as they transitioned into bone - forming, osteoblast - like cells after heart injury. (sciencedaily.com)