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Chest Pain
First study transplanting angina patients' purified stem cells shows safety and symptom relief
July 14th, 2007
The first U.S. study to transplant a potent form of purified adult stem cells into the heart muscle of patients with severe angina provided evidence that the procedure is safe and produced a reduction in angina pain as well as improved functioning in patients' daily lives, reports the lead researcher at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. Within three to six weeks after the severe angina patients were injected with their own stem cells, many who used to experience pain just from walking to the refrigerator, now only had pain when they climbed two flights of stairs. This is the first human trial in which patients' own purified stem...
Source: Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week (2007-07-14)
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