Stem cell treatment perspectives for cardiovascular diseases

Ischemic cardiomyopathy is becoming a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the whole world. Ischemic injury to the heart muscle often results in irreversible loss of myocardial tissue. At the latest stage the treatment of cardiac failure is the heart transplantation. But wide prevalence of heart failure coupled with lack of appropriate donors, makes the transplantation a non-sustainable solution for organ failure treatment . Thus, the insufficiency of current treatment method for cardiovascular diseases makes it necessary to explore and develop safe and effective alternatives. In order to repair and regenerate functional tissues or organs, researchers have focused on regenerative medicine. Recent developments in stem cell therapy provide new hopes in treatment of diseases that yet cannot be treated. There are no doubts that in the near future stem cells therapy will prove effective for cardiovascular diseases.