Stem Cell Therapy Offers Treatment Option for Patients With Chronic Heart Failure (IMAGE)

Texas Heart Institute

Stem Cell Therapy Offers Treatment Option for Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

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The Texas Heart Institute's Emerson Perin, MD, PhD published findings of the largest cell therapy trial in patients with heart failure to date. The therapy benefited patients by reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke and improving the heart’s ejection fraction, especially in patients who have high levels of inflammation.

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