Heart failure remains the leading cause of mortality in the U.S. During a heart attack blood stops flowing into the heart. Without oxygen, part of the heart muscle dies. The heart muscle does not regenerate; instead, it replaces dead tissue with a scar made of cells called fibroblasts that do not help the heart pump. If there is too much scarring, the heart progressively enlarges, or dilates, weakens and eventually stops working.
As someone with inherited heart problems who has been on anti-hypertensive medications since teen years, I’m stoked for this even if it takes a while to get there.
I’ve spent my entire life assuming my bad genes (I got the worst from both sides of my family, yay!) would spell an early death (many in my family including my mother died before age 60). I’m not sure how I feel finding out that may not be the case for myself, but I’m stoked it might be an option all the same.
As someone with inherited heart problems who has been on anti-hypertensive medications since teen years, I’m stoked for this even if it takes a while to get there.
I’ve spent my entire life assuming my bad genes (I got the worst from both sides of my family, yay!) would spell an early death (many in my family including my mother died before age 60). I’m not sure how I feel finding out that may not be the case for myself, but I’m stoked it might be an option all the same.