02 February 2020 02 Feb 2020

Experimenting with gene silencing in cardiovascular medicine

The gene-silencing research outlined in this article is just some of the innovative work taking place in cardiovascular medicine. Next month's column will discuss tissue engineering and regeneration, with the use of heart patches, and the potential for self-repairing hearts. Each of these therapies holds promise for patients living with heart failure, which can have a devastating impact upon a person's quality of life and which is ultimately fatal despite improved outcomes..