Heart bypass surgery could end up a thing of the past. New research shows that heart patients can grow their own bypasses after having extra genes put into their hearts. Doctors from medical schools across the country, including Cornell, have found clear evidence that the gene prompts the heart to sprout tiny new blood vessels to nourish blood starved muscles and relieve chest pain, reported CBS 2 News.
Doctors say the procedure is highly experimental and is years away from routine use.
But according to the television station, the discovery could some day spare patients the need for bypass surgery. The research was presented today at the American Heart Association's meeting in Dallas.