• Question: Have you found a good new way to treat heart disease?

    Asked by to Catherine on 17 Mar 2014. This question was also asked by .
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      Catherine Mansfield answered on 17 Mar 2014:


      This is something that many scientists around the world including myself are working on.We are currently working on taking stem cells from the patient themselves and using these to grow replacement heart tissue that can be used to repair damaged parts of the heart. Because the cells come from that patient there is less chance of the tissue being rejected.

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