A group of researchers based in Australia have developed a protein injection for the heart, to repair damages caused by cardiovascular attacks that were once taught to be irreparable. This study is a massive help to those who have suffered heart attacks and managed to live, as despite clearing it via bypass surgeries, the heart remains the same after the operation.
Heart attacks are one of the most notorious causes of death in the world, and it is widely known that the cardiovascular muscle is responsible for the many functions in the body.
Heart Attack Repair Protein Injection Developed
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Researchers from the University of Sydney claimed that there is a new protein injection that it has observed to do its supposed work, in repairing the damage to the cardiovascular muscle after heart attacks.
"This research showcases the potential of tropoelastin in heart repair and suggest further work will show exciting possibilities of its role in future treatments and therapies," according to lead researcher Dr. Robert Hume, who conducted this study at the Westmead Institute for Medical Research.
Their test patient was given the protein injection four days after the heart attack occurred. The researchers then monitored said patient for weeks, and after 28 days, they saw that the heart muscle regained its elasticity and "resembled muscle functions" from before the attack.
Its study was already published in the Circulation Research journal which details the entire research.
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Muscle Injection can 'Turn Back the Clock'
The team used the protein called "tropoelastin" which co-author Professor Anthony Weiss said "can repair the heart because it is a precise replica of the body's natural elastic protein."
According to researchers, this protein can help "turn back the clock" on the damages done by the heart attack and repair the muscles that were once scarred.
The Heart and its Treatments
There have been ample research and developments to help the cardiovascular muscle in avoiding any failures or attacks in the future, one that would help prolong the life of a person. One is the "bionic pacemaker" which helps in monitoring the breathing and heart rate of a person and helps in altering it to avoid any spikes or unprecedented behavior.
However, it is not only implants or wearables that are available now to help physicians and professionals in keeping up with what is happening with the heart. A recent study also saw that artificial intelligence helped in heart imaging and detection, particularly for examining scarred tissue on one's muscle and providing better information as to what procedures or treatments will be best applicable for it.
The heart is one important internal organ to take care of, but not all the time, people would be wary of what they eat or their fitness regime that could help with one's cardiovascular health. Additionally, if a heart attack already happened, it brings irreparable problems, or so people initially thought with this new protein injection.
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