Researchers at Bristol University have received permission to perform repair, an experiment on the use of stem cells damaged heart tissue from patients. The study will have 60 patients injections of stem cells during bypass surgery. Circulatory disorders in chronic heart disease and stroke, resulting in the death of the heart muscle areas, which are replaced by connective tissue. The scientists hope that stem cell injections lead to the restoration of function of these sites. Stem cells can rotate in myocardial cells are extracted from the bone marrow of the experiment participants. The use of the transplant patient's own cells would reduce the risk of rejection by the immune system. Want to participate to this experiment scientists patient to win with extensive tissue damage of the left ventricle of the heart. During surgery, each of them will receive 15 injections of stem cells. 6 months later to assess the condition of the damaged areas of the heart are participants MRI. As expected, the experimental treatment will lead to improve a complete recovery of cardiac pump function and significantly improve the quality of life of patients.
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