Heart Failure

Nicotine may be useful in treating heart failure

Published in Blood Weekly, May 13th, 2004

Endovasc, Inc., (EVSC) announced that collaborative research directed by Yong-Jian Geng at Texas Heart Institute's Heart Failure and Stem Cell Research Laboratory has been published in the Spring 2004 addition of Heart Watch.

The recently completed study explored the growing theory suggesting that nicotine, given at low doses may be useful in treating heart failure. Endovasc is pleased to report that the outcome of these studies confirm and extend earlier studies supporting the case that nicotine can boost the regenerative abilities of stem cells in patients with heart failure.

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