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When a clogged artery shuts off blood flow to the heart, triggering a heart attack, a billion human cells die instantly.
That amounts to 2 to 3 ounces of heart muscle, a patch not quite a quarter-pounder, in the words of Dr. Charles Murry, a medical doctor and pathologist at the University of Washington.See the full content of this document
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Stems Cells May Do a Bad Heart Good
Rapid action to restore the flow of blood is critical to preserve as much of the heart muscle as possible. Within six hours, youve lost over 90 percent of the muscle you are going to lose, Murry says.
Those cells dont regenerate. Instead, they are replaced by scar tissue that...See the full content of this document
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