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In recent decades, cardiology has reached a high standard and is able to save the lives of patients after severe heart attacks or severe heart failure through complex and sophisticated interventions and surgical procedures. The only thing cardiology has not yet been able to do is heal the damaged heart muscle or stimulate self-healing. That would be a quantum leap in medicine, which is why research is being conducted worldwide on ways to achieve this "revitalization of the heart". There are some innovative and sometimes revolutionary research initiatives, especially in Austria. The documentary follows some developments and asks what the future may bring in a combination of exciting research and patient stories.