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Myocardial Infarction, the number one cause of Sudden Death, may be treated by Modulating the Immune Response

Schematic illustration of treatment of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury with the targeted delivery of ApoNV-DCs.
CREDIT: Korea Institute of Science and Technology

Reduced inflammation at the site of myocardial infarction and improved heart function demonstrated. Novel therapy to modulate immune response with apoptotic cell-derived nanovesicles.

Myocardial infarction, the number one cause of sudden death in adults and the number two cause of death in Korea, is a deadly disease with an initial mortality rate of 30%, and about 5%–10% of patients die even if they are transported to a medical center for treatment.

The number of myocardial infarction patients in Korea has been increasing steeply, from 99,647 in 2017 to 126,342 in 2021, an increase of 26.8% in five years...

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