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Stem Cell Muscle Patch for Heart Failure

Feb 07, 2018 Mira Swave, MD Posted in Heart Failure

Scientists are testing a pathbreaking technique to treat heart failure. Using a muscle patch made from the patient’s own stem cells, the researchers have succeeded in repairing damaged hearts with promising results. What is heart failure? When the heart can no longer properly perform its function of pumping blood to the body, it is termed [Read More]

Preventing Heart Failure Through Stem Cell Therapy

Apr 08, 2016 Mira Swave, MD Posted in Heart, Heart Failure, Stem Cell Therapy

The results of a new study published in The Lancet and presented at the American College of Cardiology’s annual meeting are promising for people battling debilitating end-stage heart failure. In a controlled clinical trial conducted by the University of Utah School of Medicine, one set of patients had stem cells harvested from their own bone [Read More]