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January 20, 2017
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A Dalhousie Medical School researcher has discovered that scar tissue -- like that caused by a heart attack -- can maintain electrical function in damaged regions of the heart. Until now, scars in the heart were thought to only disrupt the electrical activity needed for a normal heart beat.
This finding, made by Dr. Alex Quinn of the Department of Physiology & Biophysics, could have significant implications for rehabilitating cardiac patients.
http://globalnews.ca/video/3191301/dal-researcher-dr-alex-quinn