‘Breakthrough’ stem-cell patches strengthened a woman’s failing heart
Grafting patches of lab-grown muscle to the surface of the heart could offer a lifeline for people waiting for a transplant.
Stem-cell 'heart patch' shows promise for heart failure treatment
Results from rhesus macaques provide solid ground for a first-in-human investigation of heart repair with stem cell-derived engineered heart muscle. The study is a milestone for the clinical application of the "heart patch" as an innovative treatment option for patients with advanced heart failure at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) and University Medical Center Schleswig-Hostein,
Engineered muscle patch fixed failing hearts in an early study
In "remarkable" work, a patch of engineered heart muscle cells was used to strengthen a patient's heart before transplant.
Stem cell-derived heart patches show promise for heart failure treatment
Innovative muscle patches derived from stem cells demonstrate efficacy in heart repair, improving function in primates and a human patient, with trials ahead.
Medical breakthrough: Trial shows stem-cell patches can treat heart failure
A revolutionary clinical trial has shown stem cell-derived muscle patches can be used to treat heart failure. The procedure was successfully conducted on a 46-year-old woman, who had experienced a heart attack in 2016 and later developed heart failure.
For the 99%, allografts can patch up failing heart
Implanted patches of iPS-derived heart muscle integrated with heart tissue in a primate model of heart failure, and in patients being treated in a clinical trial, marks progress toward a potential option for patients with advanced heart failure.
Scientists use stem cells to develop muscle patches for unhealthy hearts
Muscle patches generated from stem cells helped ease heart problems in monkeys and a human patient, in a potential advance towards improving treatments for the scourge of cardiac failure. Rhesus macaques’ heart functions improved using the technique,
Beating muscle patch keeps heart failure patients alive for years
Patches of beating, lab-grown muscle sewn into failing hearts can keep patients alive for years while they wait for a transplant, scientists have shown.
Muscle patches made of stem cells can repair heart injuries
"The latest findings highlight the potential of tissue patches derived from stem cells to treat heart failure, which remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide". Muscle patches made with stem cells can help repair heart injuries such as heart failures without adverse effects,
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