A heart attack cuts off blood flow and oxygen to heart tissue. This can damage muscle and, in severe cases, cause the heart wall to rupture. Surgeons often repair these defects with patches made from ...

Over the years we've looked at many implantable patches that can be used to treat damaged hearts, but a new example developed at the University of Houston is claimed to take these into new territory.

Researchers have designed a new type of adhesive patch that can be placed directly on the heart and may one day help to reduce the stretching of heart muscle that often occurs after a heart attack.

Researchers funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) have shown that heart 'patches' grown in the lab are safe to move on to trials in people with hearts damaged after a heart attack, in research ...

A revolutionary “pumping” patch made of living human stem cells could help repair the damage caused by a heart attack, according to scientists — and it could be used on human patients in as little as ...

Researchers from the British Heart Foundation have developed a blood test that flags up heart failure early on and a “pumping” patch that could help to repair heart damage after an attack. Clinical ...

Following a heart attack, blood flow to the heart is interrupted and the resulting lack of oxygen can cause heart damage. The heart wall can rupture in severe cases, requiring immediate surgical ...

Heart attacks significantly damage cardiac tissue. Recovery time frames from a heart attack thus depend on the extent to which they damage cardiac tissue, as well as the availability and efficacy of ...

Researchers have shown that heart 'patches' grown in the lab are safe to move on to trials in people with hearts damaged after a heart attack. Researchers funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) ...