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First US trial of bone-marrow stem cells for heart attack patients proves safe

The first randomized, placebo-controlled U.S. clinical trial to assess the use of bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells (BMC) in patients after a ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI; severe heart attack) demonstrated ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Sep 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bone marrow cell therapy may be beneficial for patients with ischemic heart disease

The injection of bone marrow cells into the heart of patients with chronic myocardial ischemia (reduced blood flow to some areas of the heart) was associated with modest improvements in blood flow and function of the left ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created May 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Older patients with 1 type of heart failure may receive little or no benefit from drugs

People over 80 years of age suffering from a certain type of heart failure do not appear to benefit from most commonly prescribed heart medications, according to a study conducted at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute and published ...

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created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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