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Using stem cell-derived heart muscle cells to advance heart regenerative therapy - EurekAlert


<strong>Regenerative heart therapies involve transplanting cardiac muscle cells into damaged areas of the heart to recover lost function. However, the risk of arrhythmias following this procedure is reportedly high. In a recent study, researchers from Japan tested a novel approach that involves injecting &lsquo;cardiac spheroids,&rsquo; cultured from human stem cells, directly into damaged ventricles. The highly positive outcomes observed in primate models highlight the potential of this strategy. </strong>

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