The first cardiac bioimplant developed to treat patients with myocardial infarction, the PeriCord
When a myocardial infarction occurs, blood stops circulating and properly nourishing the heart muscle cells. The heart loses strength to beat due to the death of cells in the injured area, which have stopped receiving blood from the coronary arteries. As a result of cell death, a permanent non-contractile scar is generated, which affects the […]
