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Stem Cell Therapy for Cardiomyopathy

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My husband has cardiomyopathy with a fib, has ICD and now his EP cardiologist suggesting AV node ablation. But we just found out about stem cell therapy for Cardiomyopathy. Has any one heard about that, has any experience on this subject ?

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Hello,

Here in the UK treatment is only offered at Barts Hospital in London in a independent clinic.

heartcellsfoundation.com/co...

Prof Anthony Mathur is the Cardiologist who is the lead of this treatment centre. He and his team have been researching the use of stem cells in heart disease for a while.

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Yogi59 in reply to Milkfairy

Thank you for that information. we are in US , my husband has a visit with Cardiologist on Monday and we will ask him about that. But it is good to know that it is something that can be an option with heart problems

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Mentdent

A friend of mine has had stem cell therapy for MS. He hasn’t noticed any benefits and it’s nearly three years since it was done.

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Yogi59 in reply to Mentdent

Oh, that is very sad.Hope he has a mild case that is not progressing. Thank you for the information, I guess every kind of treatment is not 100%. When they inserted pacemaker for my husband it was supposed to help and now the explanation is that it cannot function correctly, because of A fib . And it looks like stem cell therapy for heart in US is in clinical trials only .

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Mentdent in reply to Yogi59

I suspect he had unrealistic expectations. With MS it’s very difficult to predict progression. As far as I can tell there’s been no discernible deterioration in his health but I think he was secretly hoping for an improvement in his condition and that was never going to happen.

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Yogi59 in reply to Mentdent

Hate to see him disappointed, unfortunately that how thinks are, some people get better some don't. It is good to have hope though, wish him all the best

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