New research shows that the heart has a mini-brain—its own nervous system that controls the heartbeat by Karolinska Institutet Neuroanatomy of the adult zebrafish intracardiac nervous system.
This study is the first to inject repeated doses of stem cells intravenously into patients who have heart failure due to a heart attack or coronary artery disease.
Heart failure remains an incurable condition. While medications can slow its progression, the only options for advanced cases are heart transplants or mechanical support through left ventricular assis ...