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Recardio: Cardiac regeneration

Recardio increases tissue regeneration after heart attack with DPP-4 inhibition

April 7, 2014 7:00 AM UTC

Recardio GmbH is developing a DPP-4 inhibitor in acute myocardial infarction to promote cardiac tissue regeneration and avoid subsequent heart failure. The compound could offer a less invasive alternative to stem cell transplantation procedures.

Current therapies fail to adequately control tissue damage caused by the ischemia and reperfusion following a heart attack. As a result, more than 20% of patients progress to heart failure within six years of a heart attack...