Stem Cells Treat Indian Heart Attack Patients
The prognosis is good for two patients in Gujarat, India who are among the first to receive stem cell therapy after suffering heart attacks. Thirty-five-year-old Lakshmanbhai Bharwad and Ratanbhai Prajapati (58) underwent angioplasty after reporting to the Krishna Heart and Super Specialty Institute in Ahmedabad, but their hearts were still only pumping 30 percent of what healthy hearts do.
Doctors at the institute then harvested stem cells from the patients bone marrow and injected them back into the damaged heart tissue with a drug solution. Within two months their hearts were pumping back up to 55 percent and they felt well enough to go back to work.
“Stem cells can grow into any organ. So the therapy helps to rebuild damaged cells. This means that the heart can rejuvenate itself, something that is otherwise not possible,” said Dr Shalin Thakore who preformed the operation.
The treatment costs about $2000.
posted by Scott Carney @ 10:24 AM
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This is an example of success for adult stem cells in bone marrow in the treatment of heart disease. This approach has frequently failed so more information on why this effort succeeded would be great. Adult stem cells from bone marrow cannot turn into all types of cells, but still may be a great aid in heart attack cases.
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