How the microprotein BRICK1 repairs and protects the heart after a heart attack
Every year, more than 200,000 people in Germany suffer a heart attack. This is caused by blocked coronary arteries. As a result, part of the heart muscle is no longer supplied with sufficient blood and oxygen; the tissue dies within a few hours and forms scar tissue. Severe heart failure (cardiac insufficiency) is a possible consequence.
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