If you have questions, please contact us. Working together, Center members combine their unique perspectives, generate new ideas and reduce the time it takes to "translate" new discoveries from laboratories to the aid of patients. They attack cardiovascular problems through basic research, clinical investigation, diagnosis, treatment and public education. These investigators represent more than 30 specialties--from genetics to pharmacology and preventive cardiology to cardiovascular surgery. Our Center brings together over 130 researchers, physicians and educators to focus on ways to prevent and treat cardiac problems. Read the full article here. American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2009. He presented his findings Nov.

He cautioned, however, that the findings of the 25-site trial with 167 subjects, require verification in a larger, Phase III study. Losordo, also director of the Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute, said this study provides the first evidence that a person's own stem cells can be used as a treatment for their heart disease. Foell Professor of Heart Research at the Northwestern University Feinberg School fo Medicine and a cardiologist and director of the program in cardiovascular regenerative medicine at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the lead site of the study. Researchers believe the loss of these blood vessels contributes to the pain of chronic, severe angina. In the 12-month Phase II, double-blind trial, subjects' own purified stem cells, called CD34+ cells, were injected into their hearts in an effort to spur the growth of small blood vessels that make up the microcirculation of the heart muscle.

The transplant subjects also experienced fewer deaths than those who didn't receive stem cells. November 17, 2009 Your Own Stem Cells Can Treat Heart Disease The largest national stem cell study for heart disease showed the first evidence that transplanting a potent form of adult stem cells into the heart muscle of subjects with severe angina results in less pain and an improved ability to walk. As our Institute grows and evolves, we will continue to build expertise and infrastructure to support translational research, providing a more productive route for transforming basic laboratory discoveries into new treatment options for patients. Originally established in 1988, the Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute are exploring complex problems at the vanguard of modern cardiovascular research, including basic cellular signaling pathways and their contributions to disease, the use of stem cells in regenerative medicine, and diagnostic and imaging technologies critical to patient care. Originally established in 1988, the Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute, I welcome you to our Web site and thank you for your interest in learning about our programs. Losordo, also director of the Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute, I welcome you to our Web site and thank you for your interest in learning about our programs.

Foell Professor of Heart Research at the Northwestern University Feinberg School fo Medicine and a cardiologist and director of the program in cardiovascular regenerative medicine at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the lead site of the study. The transplant subjects also experienced fewer deaths than those who didn't receive stem cells.