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Article: Now, a drug that can reduce heart attack damage
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- The Hindustan Times
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- July 25, 2009
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Washington, July. 25 -- Scientists have identified that a new drug that has the potential to dramatically reduce heart muscle damage after a heart attack and may lead to significantly improved patient outcomes.
Researchers at University of New South Wales say that pre-clinical trials have shown that the drug, known as Dz13, specifically targets and neutralises the gene responsible for inflammation and muscle death in the aftermath of a heart attack.
The drug also reduces incidental cell and tissue death resulting from life-saving interventions such as balloon angioplasty and stent placements used to open blocked arteries, or from the delivery of clot-busting drugs.
Significantly, the drug ...