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Dr. John Burnett

Aspirin stems from willow tree bark, blood thinner Warfarin comes from sweet clovers, Captopril used for blood pressure comes from venom of a viper and now heart failure patients can benefit from the hormones of a green mamba snake.

Dr. John Burnett Jr. of Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, has concocted an intravenous drug medication that is now being tested in clinical trials and requires more research until 2010 to produce concrete results.  Potentially, the venom medication can save the million annual patient hospitalizations suffering from heart failure, which is one of the leading causes of death among the elder generations. 

Dr. Burnett established that “a hormone found in the African tree snake’s venom which helps widen blood vessels to deliver its poison faster, reducing high blood pressure in the process. The hormone also appears to boost kidney function, researchers say, unlike other treatments which place excessive strain on the kidneys and often cause heart patients to be re-admitted with kidney failure.”

African green tree snake (mayo.edu)

A component of the hormone’s structure, they believed, indicated it would provide more support to the kidneys than the human body’s natural natriuretic peptides, boosting its ability to filter out salt and water. In animal studies, the drug was especially effective in reducing salt in the body.

According to Vitals.com, Dr. John Burnett is an internist with a sub-specialty in Cardiovascular Disease. He received his medical degree in Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine and finished his residency at Mayo Medical School.

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