In the first case of its kind, a young girl suffering from PAH has shown significant improvement after receiving an experimental stem cell treatment.<\/p>\n
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PAH (Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension<\/a>)\u00a0<\/strong>is a condition that affects\u00a0<\/strong>the blood vessels that supply the lungs causing high blood pressure. The walls of the arteritis become stiff making it difficult for them to expand correctly to allow proper blood flow. The reduced blood flow causes the right side of the heart to work harder, slowly becoming weaker which can lead to heart failure.<\/p>\n Symptoms of Pulmonary Hypertension include:<\/p>\n With PAH you may not see any symptoms until the condition has already advanced.<\/p>\n Although there are treatments to help manage the condition, there is no cure.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”H2: Experimental Stem Cell Treatment” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n A girl in Germany was treated using umbilical cord stem cells from her sister. The now 6-year-old has an inherited form of PAH. The doctors had recommended a lung transplant at age 3 which is a procedure carried out when the patient is predicted to have less than a year to live. The parents instead opted for an experimental treatment using cord blood stem cells from her sister that the parents had stored.<\/p>\n Georg Hansmann<\/a>\u00a0and his colleagues from the Hanover Medical School harnessed the stem cells from the umbilical cord and grew them on dishes by bathing them in a nutrient liquid. This liquid was then collected and replaced over and over. Once they had the correct volume of the old nutrient liquid it was then infused into the girl\u2019s heart and lung blood vessels over the span of 6 months.<\/p>\n Post-treatment the girl showed gradual improvement. Previously she was breathless even at rest, only able to walk slowly and stunted in her growth. Years on she now has no limitations to her exercise capacity and within the first three months of treatment had grown 10cm in height.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”H2: How did it work?” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n\n
Experimental Stem Cell Treatment<\/strong><\/h2>\n
How did it work?<\/strong><\/h2>\n