Advanced Science
Blood-flow pauses reduced injury in aged animal hearts
Experiments in aged animal hearts linked the benefit to suppression of a small RNA involved in excessive splitting of mitochondria, the cell’s energy-producing…Experiments in aged animal hearts linked the benefit to suppression of a small RNA involved in excessive splitting of mitochondria, the cell’s energy-producing structures.
Rat studyInterventions
Who was studiedAged male Sprague-Dawley rats, against aged rats without postconditioning
What changedBlood-flow pauses lowered heart injury markers in aged rats compared with reperfusion without pauses
The catchHeart injury was assessed after only 180 min of reperfusion