Test Show Stem Cells Might Reverse Heart Disease
Clinical tests on persons with severe heart disease have shown that when their own stem cells were injected back into their hearts, their heart disease showed marked improvement. These heart patients regained some of the mobility they had lost as a result of their heart disease and saw a reversal of some of their symptoms.
The tests were conducted by researchers from Northwestern University in Chicago and worked with Baxter International, which developed a special stem-cell extraction device. The device extracts stem cells from the patients’ bone marrow and purifies them for re-introduction into the donors’ hearts.The test panel was made up of 167 adults, mostly men, who were divided into test and control groups. All of the men suffered from medium to severe heart disease. The test just completed Phase II of a three-part series, and after the second phase, many in the test group patients had already seen a reduction in angina and an increase in their mobility. Some of the patients had angioplasty at some point in their pasts, or even had open-heart surgery. Some had been home bound and after they took the stem cell treatments, they were able to resume some normal activities like walking up stairs or shopping for groceries.
These test results have created a lot of interest and even excitement within their respective medical circles. They were presented to the American Heart Association at their scientific conference in Orlando, Florida, this past fall. The last phase of the testing, which is needed for FDA approval,has not yet announced a date for its start. The third and final stage of the tests will involve a sample of several hundred patients.
There are other instances of similar treatment results from injecting sick patients with their own stem cells, most notably in the area of cancer and spinal injury therapy. One area with similar results is cancer, particularly lymphatic cancer.There has also been some remarkable improvement in persons suffering from spinal cord injuries.
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