Mice with a specific genetic modification that causes heart failure had more than double the oxidative stress in their heart cells compared to normal mice.

Mice with a specific genetic modification that causes heart failure had about 30% worse heart pumping ability compared to normal mice.

The antioxidant NAC made the heart cells in mice with heart failure produce about 42% less of a marker that shows oxidative stress.

Mice with a specific genetic modification that causes heart failure had more than double the scarring in their heart blood vessels and tissue compared to normal mice.