Richard Zelman MD Understanding Cardiac Cell Therapy

Dr. Richard Zelman07 Dec, 2024Health

Cardiac cell therapy involves the transplantation of healthy, functional cells into the damaged areas of the heart with the goal of restoring its normal function. This therapeutic strategy primarily focuses on repairing the heart after myocardial infarction (heart attack), which causes the death of cardiac muscle cells (cardiomyocytes) and leads to heart failure if left untreated. The loss of these cells reduces the heart's ability to pump blood effectively, and current treatments are unable to replace or regenerate the lost tissue.