Modern science detects disease in 400-year-old embalmed hearts

In the ruins of a medieval convent in the French city of Rennes, archaeologists discovered five heart-shaped urns made of lead, each containing an embalmed human heart.

Now, about four centuries after they buried, researchers used modern science to study những hearts frame. It turns out three-tale signs of this very common heart disease was admitted.
"The length of each heart was khác and revealed their share of surprises," he said on Wednesday the collection of the French National Institute of Anthropology and prevention Rozenn Archaeological Research.
"Four of hearts những are preserved very well. It is very rare to work with organic materials Classic print. Hope is very exciting."
One appeared, heart healthy, with no symptoms of Evidence. Three others showed signs of disease, atherosclerosis, coronary heart plaque. The fifth was poorly preserved.
"Only one heart belonged to the women, and they were completely reduced, permitting no education," said Dr. study Fatima Zohra Mokrane in Rangueil Hospital-University Hospital in Toulouse.
One belonged to a noble hearts identified by an inscription on the box Toussaint Perrien, Knight's Brefeillac, who died in 1649 print.
His heart upon his death được unaligned homogenised later buried his wife, Louise de Quengo, Lady's Brefeillac, who died print wonderful preserved, 1656. Her body was found in the trunk area, still wearing the cape, woolen garments, the bonnet and the leather soles of shoes to tap.
The earliest of the cemetery is dated 1584. Popular is dated 1655.
Police said Mokrane important, the study was the result of hundreds of years ago atherosclerosis người homogenised.
The disease includes plaque chứa fat, cholesterol, calcium and other substances build up in the arteries. Huuradu hardens and narrows the arteries over time. Atherosclerosis can cause heart attacks and stroke.
"It is not only a disease called atherosclerosis, is found in the hearts VI khác learned," he said Mokrane.
Researchers are cleaned every heart, no blaming examined with MRI imaging unaligned added, CT scans and other methods.
Archaeologists excavated constitutional Jacobins from 2011 to 2013. It was built in 1369 Rennes print becomes important pilgrimage site and print the funeral of 15-to-17 centuries. About 800 graves were found, Colleter said.
Research was one of the Radiological Society of North America hiển in Chicago.