Surgical Implantation of Stem Cells in Heart Failure Patients due to Idiophatic Cardiomyopathy View PDF

^*Benetti Federico
Medicine, Benetti Foundation, Rosario , Argentina

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Benetti Federico
Medicine, Benetti Foundation, Rosario , Argentina
Email:federicobenetti@hotmail.com

Published on: 2015-05-25

Abstract

Between 2004 and 2005, thirteen patients with idiopatical cardiomyopathy were surgical implanted with two different types of Stem Cells. Ten patients were implanted with Human Fetal-Derived Stem Cells (HFDSCs) and three patients with Autologous Bone Marrow Stem Cells (ABMSCs).

Keywords

Stem cells in heart failure patients; Idiophatic myocadiophaty treat with stem cells; Autologous stem cells; Embriofetal stem cells

Introduction

Congestive heart failure is one of the main causes for cardiologic morbility and mortality in the XXIst century. Patients in advanced stages (NYHA functional classes III/IV) have an average of a 5-year survival rate below 50%, with an annual mortality of 40–50%, with high rates of re-hospitalization, morbidity and complications, and high related costs for health services