A trial being conducted in the US has successfully managed to repair the heart muscle of a patient suffering from heart attack using stem cells collected from his own heart.
The researchers said that the reduction in scar tissue was replaced by healthy muscle cells and that the improvement was more pronounced in human hearts compared to animals. “While the primary goal of our study was to verify safety, we also looked for evidence that the treatment might dissolve scar and regrow lost heart muscle. The effects are substantial, and surprisingly larger in humans than they were in animal tests”, Dr Eduardo Marban, who worked on the study, said.
Heart Attack - Overview
Heart attack is the death of the heart muscle due to loss of blood supply. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Other names for heart attack include acute myocardial infarction, coronary thrombosis, and coronary occlusion.
Heart attack is the death of the heart muscle due to loss of blood supply. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Other names for heart attack include acute myocardial infarction, coronary thrombosis, and coronary occlusion.
