Patient's Own Stem Cells Can Be Used To Treat Heart Failure
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 20:49
in Health & Medicine
Researchers are enrolling people in a new clinical trial that uses a patient's own stem cells to treat ischemic and non-ischemic heart failure. The one-year Cardiac Repair Cell Treatment of Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy study will look at the safety of injecting Cardiac Repair Cells and their ability to improve heart function.
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