Can Stem Cells Cure Sick Heart?

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Help for a sick heart may be as close as the patient's own bone marrow.

Researchers and physicians at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Salt Lake City are finalizing plans for a study to test if injecting stem cells from the hip directly into damaged heart muscle can help heal it.

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Can Stem Cells Cure Sick Heart?

Clinical trials in Asia, South America and particularly those in Europe show great promise for a stem cell-driven type of self- healing, said Dr. G. Russell Reiss, cardiothoracic su...

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