Monday 6 October 2014

Researchers Improve Safety of Cardiac Patches

A team of Israeli researchers may have improved the safety of cardiac patches, used to replace damaged heart cells but which can cause their own set of problems. The hybrid cardiac patch created by researchers at Tel Aviv University makes use of fatty tissue harvested from the patient's own stomach, thereby ensuring that the immune system will not attack cells from the patient's body. In order to ensure that the patch responds to the electric signals from ...

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