Post by grrraaahhh on Aug 3, 2011 8:17:27 GMT -9
From the BBC...
A synthesised compound also found in bear bile may help the recovery of some people who have had a heart attack.
The latest study shows that UDCA could prevent abnormal heart rhythm or arrhythmia, both in people who have had a heart attack, and in foetuses.
It alters the electrical properties of myofibroblast cells, which are present in the foetal heart and in patients who have suffered a heart attack.
The study found that myofibroblasts disrupt the transmission of electrical signals that control the heart's rhythm.
"These findings are exciting", said Dr Julia Gorelik, the study's senior author. "Our results from the lab suggest that UDCA could help the heart muscle conduct electrical signals more normally."
For more read here.....
www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14364862
A synthesised compound also found in bear bile may help the recovery of some people who have had a heart attack.
The latest study shows that UDCA could prevent abnormal heart rhythm or arrhythmia, both in people who have had a heart attack, and in foetuses.
It alters the electrical properties of myofibroblast cells, which are present in the foetal heart and in patients who have suffered a heart attack.
The study found that myofibroblasts disrupt the transmission of electrical signals that control the heart's rhythm.
"These findings are exciting", said Dr Julia Gorelik, the study's senior author. "Our results from the lab suggest that UDCA could help the heart muscle conduct electrical signals more normally."
For more read here.....
www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14364862
