Oxygen-saturated blood reduces levels of damaged heart tissue following a heart attack
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 - 19:21
in Health & Medicine
NEW YORK -- SEPTEMBER 15, 2009 -- Results of a clinical trial published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions demonstrate that an infusion of blood that is "supersaturated" with oxygen (SS02) can reduce the amount of damaged heart muscle immediately following a life-threatening heart attack.