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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Preserving Heart Function

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The microscopic image on left shows a control mouse heart cross section after simulated cardiac injury with significant fibrosis. The image the right shows the "experimental model" in which Wnt/b-catenin was inhibited in the hearts of mice, resulting in reduced fibrosis. Scientists report early research results in Nature Communications that suggest scientists might be on to a way to preserve cardiac function after heart attacks or for people with certain inherited heart defects.

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