After developing heart failure, 52.6 percent of patients die within five years, and the most significant cause of heart failure is a heart attack, which affects more than 800,000 Americans each year.

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Heart attacks remain a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. The permanent loss of heart muscle cells—known as cardiomyocytes—and the heart's limited regenerative capacity often lead to ...

People who received an infusion of stem cells shortly after a heart attack were less likely to develop heart failure than those treated with standard care, according to the largest such trial to date.

Samples of heart tissue from the study. The sample on the right, which was treated with the PLP therapy, shows decreased scarring (in blue) compared to the untreated sample on the left. Scientists at ...