Source: Business Wire
Posted: May 25, 2006
Summary:
Researchers at the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation have begun a study to examine whether administration of stem cells to first time heart attack patients can prevent the development of congestive heart failure (CHF).
The study is intended to look exclusively at patients with moderate to large heart attacks, putting them at risk of developing CHF.
Cardiologists at the Foundation believe that if they can prove that using adult stem cells can reduce the development of CHF, many people could potentially benefit from the study.
Patients will be monitored for two years following stem cell treatment to determine whether stem cell therapy reduces scarring and improves cardiac function as determined by cardiac MRI.
Commentary: Hopefully this study will lead to improved treatments and treatment outcomes for congestive heart failure patients.
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