Procedure offers potential alternative to transplants
Injecting stem cells into a Montreal man’s heart seems to have helped heal the organ, say researchers investigating the experimental procedure.
The case is part of the first study in Canada to evaluate the safety and feasibility of injecting different stem cells into heart patients with the aim of improving healing and function of the heart.
“No research team in the country had implemented such a complete treatment process, going from harvesting stem cells in the patient, treating them, and injecting them directly into the myocardium,” Dr. Nicolas Noiseux, cardiac surgeon at the University of Montreal Hospital Centre and principal investigator in the study, said in a release Tuesday. Read More…
