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Giving melatonin around the time blood flow returns to the heart after a blockage can help protect heart tissue from damage. It works by keeping the heart's energy powerhouses healthy, stopping harmful cell death pathways, and ultimately preserving heart function after a heart attack.
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Evidence for the Benefits of Melatonin in Cardiovascular Disease
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2022The study confirms that giving melatonin before or during heart blood flow restoration helps protect heart tissue and reduce damage, supporting the main idea of the claim, though it does not detail the exact cellular processes involved.
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