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Innovative Heart Attack Treatment Covered By Media

Clinical trial uses supersaturated oxygen to repair heart muscle

An image of red blood cells with supersaturated oxygen that signify media coverage of innovative heart treatment by Scripps.

Clinical trial uses supersaturated oxygen to repair heart muscle

A number of media outlets recently reported on Scripps Health's participation in a clinical trial testing the use of supersaturated oxygen to repair heart muscle damaged by a heart attack.


Scripps cardiologist John Harrington, MD, is the first in the West to use the innovative treatment on patients.


Read the KPBS article: Scripps Health Takes Part in Nationwide Study of Heart Attack Treatment


Read the La Jolla Patch article: La Jolla Physician Participating in Nationwide Clinical Trial

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