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.

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