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Scientists developed a ready made cardiac patch that proved to be effective in animal studies.
Synthetic cardiac stromal cells with cell-derived repair factors are embedded in a scaffolding matrix.
Scaffolding also doesn't have living cells, so it will not trigger a patient's immune system to reject it.
Delivers cardiac cell-derived healing factors directly to the site of heart attack injury.
Can be frozen and safely stored for at least 30 days.
50% improvement in cardiac function and 30% reduction in scarring at injury site were seen in rats.
Research by North Carolina State University and UNC-Chapel Hill published in Science Translational Medicine.
