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Human Heart Muscle Can Regrow After a Heart Attack, Study Finds

Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that human heart muscle cells can regenerate after a heart attack, overturning the long-held view that damage to the heart is permanent and pointing toward new treatments for heart failure.

Scientists discover the human heart can regrow muscle after a heart attack
Human Heart Muscle Can Regrow After a Heart Attack, Study Finds
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Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that human heart muscle cells can regenerate after a heart attack, overturning the long-held view that damage to the heart is permanent and pointing toward new treatments for heart failure.