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  "id": 13173321,
  "title": "Enzyme inhibitor limits scarring after heart attacks and protects heart function in mice",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/enzyme-inhibitor-limits-scarring-after-heart-attacks-and-protects",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-09T17:40:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-enzyme-inhibitor-limits-scarring-heart.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Heart failure often develops after a heart attack because excessive collagen-based scar tissue forms during repair. While collagen is necessary to reinforce scars, disease and chronic inflammation can cause overproduction, which stiffens the heart muscle and impairs its pumping ability.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}