Although poorly understood, injury and illness are known to spark the transition of heart cells into bone. Breaking research shows how this process may occur and investigates interventions that might help prevent it.
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New research hopes to find ways to prevent hearts turning to bone.

Under normal conditions, tissues outside of bones do not calcify.

However, as we age and in individuals with diabetes and kidney disease, calcification can appear in other tissue types.

This mineralization has been observed in the blood vessels, kidney, and heart. When it occurs in the heart, it can disrupt the normal transmission of electrical signals.

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