Using The Body's Own Stem Cells To Grow New Arteries

Source: ABC 7 / KGO-TV - San Francisco
Posted: November 12, 2006

Summary:

Doctors have developed a new treatment for blocked arteries using adult stem cells that allows patients to grow new healthy blood vessels to improve circulation.

Commentary: Early trials of this new treatment appear to be promising. Maybe it will be able to be tried in a larger number of patients and treat them successfully.