Stem Cells can Repair Damage
According to a phase one study at the US National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 53 patients have showed improved post-heart attack cardiovascular muscle repair with the injection of adult stem cells. It was found that patients with stem cells from donor bone marrow have promoted the growth of new blood vessels in the cardio tissue damaged by a heart attack.
The patients in the study received stem cell injections 10 days after receiving a heart attack. They were compared to patients who had received placebo injections. After about 6 months, those who got stem cells were 4 times better off, pumped more blood per heart beat, and had about ΒΌ the amount of irregular heartbeats than the patients who had received placebo injections.
According to a report published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology there were no s serious side effects with the stem cell treatment.
Before this trial it was believed that only embryonic stem cells could turn into heart or other organ cells.
http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/adultstemcellscanrepairdamagedheart.html
Kelli Martinez
VTPP 434-502
The patients in the study received stem cell injections 10 days after receiving a heart attack. They were compared to patients who had received placebo injections. After about 6 months, those who got stem cells were 4 times better off, pumped more blood per heart beat, and had about ΒΌ the amount of irregular heartbeats than the patients who had received placebo injections.
According to a report published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology there were no s serious side effects with the stem cell treatment.
Before this trial it was believed that only embryonic stem cells could turn into heart or other organ cells.
http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/adultstemcellscanrepairdamagedheart.html
Kelli Martinez
VTPP 434-502
posted by Kelli Martinez at 6:09 PM
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