Trasplante autólogo de células madre de médula ósea para la regeneración miocárdica

Christof Stamm1, Bernd Westphal, Hans-Dieter Kleine

  • 1Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Rostock, 18057, Rostock, Germany.

Lancet (London, England)
|January 9, 2003
PubMed
Resumen

La terapia con células madre de médula ósea es prometedora para la recuperación de ataques cardíacos. La inyección de células AC133+ autólogas mejoró la función cardíaca y el flujo sanguíneo en pacientes después de un infarto de miocardio, lo que sugiere un nuevo enfoque de tratamiento seguro.

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