Source: Bloomberg News
Posted: October 24, 2006
Summary:
Treatment with adult stem cells, which may have the potential to help millions of people battling severe coronary artery disease, is "well tolerated" by patients, an initial study found. Patients said they had less chest pain and more ability to exercise after the injection. The research expands on animal studies that have shown that injecting stem cells into the heart may regenerate or repair damaged tissue in the cardiac muscle However, researchers cautioned that the initial study wasn't sufficient to prove that the treatment works.
Commentary: Hopefully this treatment can be successfully replicated and eventually proven effective in treating coronary artery disease in humans.
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