Researchers use the device to study heart attacks and hope to test new heart medications.
in the U.S. in 2020. The most common type of heart disease is coronary artery disease, which can lead to a heart attack. About 18.2 million American adults have coronary artery disease. A heart attack occurs when fat, cholesterol or other deposits reduce the flow of blood and oxygen to the heart.
Researchers don’t completely understand the process of how heart cells in the healthy and injured part of the heart transmit messages to each other, and how they change after a heart attack. McCain and Rexius-Hall are hopeful that their device will help to uncover some of the mysteries of what happens after a heart attack. “Fundamentally, we want to have a model that can lead to a better understanding of heart attack injury,” said Rexius-Hall.
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