Stem cells can be used to treat heart attacks in pigs, says a study by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions.If further research with animals and humans proves equally successful, this method could offer a new way to repair and reverse heart muscle damage in heart attack patients, the researchers said.In the study, the Johns Hopkins team took stem cells from seven adult pigs’ bone marrow and injected them into the damaged hearts of seven other adult pigs. The stem cells restored the pigs’ heart functions to their original condition within about two months.
