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Fusion heals the broken-hearted

Year: 2018

Type: editorial

Abstract: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain one of the most severe conditions facing patients with reported mortality rates of 17.92 million in 2015 (1). Myocardial infractions (MIs), a prevalent form of CVD, trigger localized cardiomyocyte loss after ischemic injury, and the following inflammatory response and deposition of extracellular matrix causes scar formation (2).

Source: Annals of Translational Medicine

DOI: 10.21037/atm.2018.09.19

Authors: Daniel A. Zuppo, Michael Tsang

Institutions: University of Pittsburgh, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai Chest Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Congenital heart defects research

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering