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Ground-breaking discovery leads to preventive treatment for unexpected cardiac death

Ground-breaking discovery leads to preventive treatment for unexpected cardiac death

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Roughly 15 years ago, a team of researchers discovered the precise malfunction of a specific protein in the heart that leads to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a common culprit in cases of sudden death in young athletes. A team of scientists have now used some of these findings to develop a possible treatment to prevent this inherited disease that can cause the heart to thicken and stop pumping blood effectively, leading to heart failure.

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Sasikumar , "Ground-breaking discovery leads to preventive treatment for unexpected cardiac death", MachPrinciple, February 09, 2016, https://machprinciple.com/post/Ground-breaking-discovery-leads-to-preventive-treatment-for-unexpected-cardiac-death

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