Heart Damage Prevented (IMAGE)

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Heart Damage Prevented

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Heart muscle cells in untreated rats bred to develop heart failure show signs of disease. Right: Heart muscle cells remain healthy in rats treated with calcitriol, the hormone that Vitamin D becomes in the body.

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