The Times is reporting more success with adult stem cells. Now, it seems you can grow heart valves. This will be invaluable for me, I mean, cardiac patients in the future:
Cardiac patients will soon be able to ‘grow their own’ heart valves and have them transplanted within weeks of seeing a doctor.
The groundbreaking treatment, developed by British surgeons, will create heart tissue from stem cells from the patient’s body.
The technique offers hope to millions who suffer heart disease.
Scientists said the valves would not be rejected after a transplant because the tissue will have come from the patient and be genetically identical.
This breakthrough is accomplished with the use of adult stem cells, not embryonic. There is a great deal of difference between the two, especially in terms of success. I wrote about the difference and the successes here.
