Animals with heart disease who received stem cell infusions grew healthy new heart cells, according to research from the University at Buffalo, State University of New York.
Animals had a 30% increase in heart cells within a month of receiving stem cells from cardiac biopsies. The treatment focuses on parts of the heart that are still viable, but not functioning normally after a heart attack.
The new heart muscle cells are smaller and work more efficiently than the diseased cells. The stems cells are delivered into arteries which spreads them throughout the heart.
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