What is Heart Disease? Bringing the Heart Back to Life

Good morning,

 

You may agree with me that all those researchers concerned about heart disease and who dedicate their lives to undo much of the damage we inflict on ourselves and on our heart as a result of our lifestyle ought to be saluted. I feel this is the case of the researchers working on perfecting Cardiac stem cell therapy.

 

Much has been learned about the potential for using transplanted cells to treat varieties of cardiac disorders during the last few years; Cardiac stem cell therapy deals with the delivering of a variety of cells into the heart following heart attacks. However, we are not still “there”.

 

Amit N. Patel, MD, MS, director of cardiac cell therapy at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center comments that many questions still remain unanswered such as what types of cells may be most efficacious, about the dose, the delivery method, how to follow transplanted cells once they are in the body and questions about safety issues. The good news, of course, is that these types of studies make cardiac stem cell therapy closer to reality.

 

But, as you may realize reading this information, nothing can replace prevention when it comes to heart disease. Thus, let’s give a break to those dedicated and overworked researchers and let’s change some of the habits that could make any of us a candidate for cardiac therapy.

 

Have a healthy day.

 

Emilia Klapp, R.D., B.S.

 

Emilia Klapp has a degree in Nutrition Science and is certified by the American Dietetic Association as a Registered Dietitian. She is also the author of Your Heart Needs the Mediterranean Diet. For more information on heart disease and to receive a FREE especial report on the “Top 10 Mediterranean Curative Ingredients” go to: http://MediterraneanHeart.com