Repair Treatment for Heart Attacks Advances Through Pig Trial (5 of 6) (VIDEO)

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3D microscope image showing better blood vessel formation after PDGF treatment following heart attack. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the Jan. 1, 2020, issue of Science Translational Medicine, published by AAAS. The paper, by S. Thavapalachandran at The University of Sydney in Westmead, NSW, Australia; and colleagues was titled, "Platelet-derived growth factor-AB improves scar mechanics and vascularity after myocardial infarction."

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Dr. Robert D Hume

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