Episode 683
How to mend a broken heart
Heart plasters to replace heart muscle in patients recovering from a heart attack
Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast · The Naked Scientists
June 10, 20195m 10s
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Show Notes
Around 1.4 million people alive in the UK today have survived a heart attack, but survivors can suffer from debilitating heart failure, because the heart is damaged during the attack. Ten years ago The Naked Scientists spoke to Sian Harding from Imperial College London about some promising new "heart patches" that could be grown in the lab. Ten years on, production is more reliable and plentiful, and it's hoped that safety trials on humans could begin within the next couple of years. Heather Jameson spoke to Sian to learn more... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Topics
heart attackheart patchesSian Harding