A recent clinical trial demonstrated that muscle patches derived from stem cells can effectively aid in heart recovery. In a case involving a 46-year-old woman with heart failure, researchers implanted 10 patches, which stabilized her condition sufficiently for a heart transplant. Findings, published in Nature, also referenced earlier studies on similar patches in rhesus macaques. Experts see this breakthrough as a valuable alternative for patients awaiting transplants, addressing a dire need as fewer than 1% of candidates receive hearts.
We now have, for the first time, a laboratory-grown biological transplant available which has the potential to stabilize and strengthen the heart muscle.
Less than 1% of the patients in need are heart transplanted. This approach is offering another treatment to patients that are presently under palliative care.
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