Heart attack patients to have stem cell treatment

Source: Pharmaceutical Business Review
Posted: November 9, 2006, 6:01 PM EST

Summary:

Heart attack patients are to have their own stem cells injected into their hearts within hours of a heart attack to see if the stem cells can limit damage that often leads to heart failure, in a pioneering trial to be held in the UK. A stem cell sample will be taken from the patient's bone marrow then the patient will receive the prepared cells into the blocked artery, to further limit the damage caused by the heart attack.