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Arjun Deb, MD, and colleagues find that scarring after heart attack necessary to prevent additional muscle damage

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November 2011 - A study published in the EMBO Journal indicates that scarring after injury prevents further damage and weakening of the heart muscle.

November 15, 2011 - Arjun Deb, MD, and colleagues explore the role of a protein called Wnt1 in the epicardium, and its involvement in the creation of fibroblasts after cardiac muscle injury.

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