MILLIONS of heart failure patients could be saved thanks to a new stem cell therapy being tested in Britain. Researchers yesterday revealed a breakthrough treatment that cuts out the need for operations by revitalising damaged tissue using cells harvested from a patient’s own blood.
Incredibly, the majority of the treatment can take place at home, with the time between someone suffering a massive heart attack and the organ being as good as new being just a couple of months.
It is thought a fifth of people who survive a major cardiac arrest but are left with a damaged heart are likely to benefit from the experimental therapy.