Heart Hospital Of Austin First Site In World To Test Efficacy Of New Adult Stem Cell Therapy To Treat Damaged Heart Tissue In Phase II Trial
On March 30, the Heart Hospital of Austin treated the first patient in the world enrolled in a groundbreaking Phase II study designed to test the effectiveness and safety of administering adult stem cells intravenously to repair damaged heart tissue after a heart attack. Dr. Roger Gammon, a cardiologist with Austin Heart cardiology group treated a 58-year-old Central Texas man with the experimental adult stem cell treatment, just days after his first heart attack.
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