Mitochondria Send Death Signal To Cardiac Cells, Study Shows

In ICU
Mon, 12 Nov 2007

The discovery may lead to new ways to save that dying tissue.
It is the stoppage of blood flow and resulting loss of oxygen to the heart that causes chest pain during cardiac events. Clinicians' first order of business is restoring that flow with medicine or other noninvasive procedures, or even an invasive procedure, such as placement of a stent or balloon to open a blocked vessel.
But the rush of blood

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The discovery may lead to new ways to save that dying tissue.It is the stoppage of blood flow and resulting loss of oxygen to the heart that causes chest...