After the heart attack: Injectable gels could prevent future heart failure

During a heart attack, clots or narrowed arteries block blood flow, harming or killing cells in the heart. But damage doesn ' t end after the crushing pain subsides. Instead, the heart ' s walls thin out, the organ becomes enlarged, and scar tissue forms. These changes can cause heart failure. Scientists now report they have developed injectable gels to prevent this damage.
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