Therapy stops arteries reblocking
Researchers at the University of Queensland have found a way to deliver drugs direct to blockage sites in arteries after surgery to treat heart disease.
The researchers, Anita Thomas and her team, developed the technique to use antibodies linked to specific drugs so they are deposited in the arteries where required and not in other sites of the body where they can have adverse impacts.
“Surgical techniques have been developed to remove these blockages, but in up to 60% of patients they re-occur within six months,” says Thomas.
Various parts of the treatment are being tested, and it is suggested that with some ‘tweaking’ it will be available to use in hospitals within five years.
