Stem Cells Help California Man With His Heart Disease
David Traub was a man with an ailing heart.
Normally not an adventurous man, David was forced to go all the way to Thailand to receive his own adult stem cell to treat his heart disease.
His case was featured in the National Geographic documentary "Supercell," now being shown on the National Geographic channel.
"I never imagined I would have to travel all the way to Thailand for stem cell treatment and get filmed by National Geographic," David exclaimed.
David along with his partner Jay made the long journey to Thailand in September, 2006.
"My cardiologist didn't even think I would survive the plane ride.
"David did survive the plane ride and headed to Bangkok Heart Hospital where his own adult stem cells were injected directly into his heart muscle to try to improve his congestive heart failure.
David likes to relate a recent appointment with his cardiologist, almost one year after his stem cell treatment.
"I was sitting in the waiting room and the doctor came running in with his eyes agape.
" "He said David, yourtest results are normal, not normal for you, but normal for anyone.
Your heart has revascularized itself.
It has to be the stem cell therapy!"David thinks his cardiologist is now convinced.
While David's heart problems are not over, the stem cells have improved his condition and he is thrilled about the extra blood supply to his heart.
As adult stem cell therapy for the heart is still unavailable in the United States, patients are now traveling overseas to Thailand and Singapore for their treatment.
Thestem cell treatment is noncontroversial as the stem cells are removed from the patient and then multiplied to later be implanted back into the coronary arteries or heart muscle in a simple procedure.
Patients like David must continue to leave the United States to seek treatment as the FDA has not yet approved this procedure although it is in the trial stage.
Normally not an adventurous man, David was forced to go all the way to Thailand to receive his own adult stem cell to treat his heart disease.
His case was featured in the National Geographic documentary "Supercell," now being shown on the National Geographic channel.
"I never imagined I would have to travel all the way to Thailand for stem cell treatment and get filmed by National Geographic," David exclaimed.
David along with his partner Jay made the long journey to Thailand in September, 2006.
"My cardiologist didn't even think I would survive the plane ride.
"David did survive the plane ride and headed to Bangkok Heart Hospital where his own adult stem cells were injected directly into his heart muscle to try to improve his congestive heart failure.
David likes to relate a recent appointment with his cardiologist, almost one year after his stem cell treatment.
"I was sitting in the waiting room and the doctor came running in with his eyes agape.
" "He said David, yourtest results are normal, not normal for you, but normal for anyone.
Your heart has revascularized itself.
It has to be the stem cell therapy!"David thinks his cardiologist is now convinced.
While David's heart problems are not over, the stem cells have improved his condition and he is thrilled about the extra blood supply to his heart.
As adult stem cell therapy for the heart is still unavailable in the United States, patients are now traveling overseas to Thailand and Singapore for their treatment.
Thestem cell treatment is noncontroversial as the stem cells are removed from the patient and then multiplied to later be implanted back into the coronary arteries or heart muscle in a simple procedure.
Patients like David must continue to leave the United States to seek treatment as the FDA has not yet approved this procedure although it is in the trial stage.
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