Researchers found through animal testing that a drug used to treat multiple sclerosis may help heart attack victims recover.
In the study, published on Aug. 26 in the Nature Cardiovascular Research journal, mice were injected daily with the multiple sclerosis drug glatiramer acetate after they underwent heart attacks. Mice that were treated had less heart damage and scarring, ultrasounds revealed. More blood was sent through large arteries with each heartbeat, supplying blood to vital organs.
