A heart attack occurs when a blood clot forms in a coronary artery depriving blood flow from a region of the heart, a condition termed ischemia. Current therapy is to reopen the artery but blood flow is seldom restored before a significant amount of the heart muscle has died. Because lost heart muscle cannot be regenerated the patient is left with a weakened heart and heart failure often occurs. Our research is directed toward identifying therapies that prevent cell death in ischemic heart and the subsequent development of heart failure. [Read More...]
