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Please tell me, could stem cells cure congestive heart failure?

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Maybe: Stem cells are providing some exciting new hope in treating heart failure as well as other medical conditions. Their use is still highly experimental and much research needs to be done before this procedure is ready for prime time. Time will tell.

Dr Khan agreed

Answered 4/16/2014

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