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#51: Stem-cell therapy in cardiovascular medicine: An update with Dr Bobby Robbins

Sep 10, 2012 16:15 EDT


Regenerative therapy using stem cells has—for a long time—shown great potential to impact cardiovascular medicine. What's the current state of the field? Dr Bobby Robbins shares his thoughts about current and future research including his goal to use embryonic stem cells in the human heart within 5 years. 

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Dr Robbins has served on the corporate physician advisory group for Medtronic. He sits on the board of directors of Cytograft Tissue Engineering and Co-Repair, and is an advisor to PEAK Surgical.

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#51: Stem-cell therapy in cardiovascular medicine: An update with Dr Bobby Robbins
# 1 of 2
September 20, 2012 03:13 (EDT)
pipeguy007

The Stem Cell Procedure seem to wotk pretty well on Patients travelling to Bangok and having

the Procedure done in a local Hospital, which I have been informed is every bit as good as an American one. The Procedure is supposedly available in Honk Kong and Poland as well.

# 2 of 2
October 12, 2012 04:03 (EDT)
Dr Sandoval
Great interview!

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