在工业发达国家中,心脏病已占死亡原因的1/4。但是,当“心脏病”这个词越来越为大家所熟知的时候,究竟有多少人确切地知道它意味着什么呢? 在过去的几十年里,科学家和医生们已经精确地描绘出了一幅心脏工作的图画,对于在心脏病发作时是哪些方面出了问题,以及心脏何以能够泵血的细胞学基础,都已有了清楚的了解,从而为得到更有效的药物升起了希望。现在研究者们正致力于控制心脏细胞对各种药 In industrialized countries, heart disease accounts for one-fourth of the causes of death. But how many people know exactly what it means when the word “heart disease” is more and more familiar to everyone? In the past few decades, scientists and doctors have accurately portrayed A picture of heart work has gained a clear understanding of what is going wrong with a heart attack and how the heart is able to pump blood, raising hopes for more effective medicines . Now researchers are working to control heart cells on a variety of drugs