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Cardiology Management

Fcvb-2014-stem-cells-from-discarded-fat-protect-heart

2014 07 Jul

Patients undergoing cardiac surgery may need to have fat tissue removed for doctors to access the heart. Researchers have discovered that stem cells from the discarded mediastinal fat have protective properties when they are injected into the heart before the chest is closed at the end of surgery. The research results were presented at the biannual...Read more