Stem Cell Regeneration Repairs Congenital Heart Defect, Mayo Clinic Study
ScienceDaily (Sep. 12, 2008) — Mayo Clinic investigators have demonstrated that stem cells can be used to regenerate heart tissue to treat dilated cardiomyopathy, a congenital defect. Publication of the discovery was expedited by the editors of Stem Cells and appeared online in the "express" section of the journal's Web site at http://stemcells.alphamedpress.org/.