Wednesday, September 20, 2006

2 Trials Show Stem-Cell Therapy Benefits Heart-Attack Patients But third trial shows no gain at all, researchers report

Source: HealthDay News
Posted: September 20, 2006

Summary:

Two German trials that used injected stem cells derived from bone marrow to strengthen the heart muscle after a heart attack had promising results, while a small Norwegian trial showed no benefit.

Commentary: Maybe this trial will lead to further trials and eventually enable stem cells to become a standard treatment for damaged heart muscle resulting from a heart attack.

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