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When we were little, our parents told us to take our vitamins so we could grow big and strong. Now, researchers find that one particular supplement may even fix a broken heart. Researchers have revealed that a dietary supplement can dramatically reverse the signs of heart disease in a subset of patients. Coronary artery disease (CAD), which involves narrowing or even closing of the arteries of the heart and often leads to heart attack. Despite the existence of treatments such as cholesterol-lowering drugs and drug-eluting stents death from this condition is still common, and some patients appear to be resistant...

Heart transplant is a scary and serious surgery with a high cost, but for patients with heart failure it can be the only option for cure. Now, however, a multi-institutional research team has found that simply taking a supplement might be all that is needed for certain patients with heart failure to recover—no surgery needed. The research team found that tricaprin, a natural supplement, can improve long-term survival and recovery from heart failure in patients with triglyceride deposit cardiomyovasculopathy (TGCV). TGCV is a new type of heart disease; it results from an impaired ability of the heart and smooth muscle...