Blausen.com staff (2014). "Medical gallery of Blausen Medical 2014 Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), a condition where the muscles of the heart are weak and can lead to heart failure, is considered rare in children. However, because the symptoms are not always easy to recognize the condition can go unnoticed for many years, and in severe cases … Continue reading Stem cell therapy may help mend a broken heart
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Good news for the Tin Man: Pig heart transplants work in baboons for 2+ years
If I only had a heart… My favorite character in the Wizard of Oz was the Tin Man because of the scene where he cries and starts to rust, causing Dorothy to rush to his aid with an oil can. He is such a tender heap of metal that just needs a heart to be … Continue reading Good news for the Tin Man: Pig heart transplants work in baboons for 2+ years
Taking Steps Toward Personalized Heart Transplants
Over five million Americans have heart failure (HF), a condition in which the heart muscles become too weak to pump an adequate amount of blood, oxygen and nutrients to the body’s other organs. People with heart failure suffer from shortness of breath, chronic weakness and a fifty percent chance of dying within the first five … Continue reading Taking Steps Toward Personalized Heart Transplants
The Stem Cellar 