Virginia Tech cardiovascular scientist identifies potential new treatment for failing hearts
October 28, 2024
October 28, 2024
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 28 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
The heart is a muscle like no other, beating 60 to 100 times per minute on average, around the clock. But when it grows weak, it can lead to serious problems: from debilitating shortness of breath and swelling in the legs and feet to fluid in the lungs and even death.
In systolic heart failure, which affects more than 32 million people globally, the muscle loses the ability to squeeze hard enough . . .
The heart is a muscle like no other, beating 60 to 100 times per minute on average, around the clock. But when it grows weak, it can lead to serious problems: from debilitating shortness of breath and swelling in the legs and feet to fluid in the lungs and even death.
In systolic heart failure, which affects more than 32 million people globally, the muscle loses the ability to squeeze hard enough . . .