Public release date: 26-Jan-2012 [ | E-mail [1] | Share [2] ] Contact: Erica DiMiao erica.dimiao@uhn.ca 416-340-4636 University Health Network [4] [3] Heart failure is a leading cause of death in Canada. As part of the ongoing IMPACT-CABG clinical trial to treat advanced heart failure, physicians at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre performed the first cardiac stem cell transplant in Ontario last week using stem cells derived from the patient's own bone marrow, isolated completely within the operating room, and implanted into the heart at the time of coronary bypass surgery
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Ontario's first cardiac stem cell transplant performed last week at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre