Important to note: the vein restenosed after one year, and was retreated. Restenosis happens, but it is still WORTH the effort to restore blood flow. The researchers did not give up because of restenosis. Blocked venous flow destroys vital organs.


Vein grown from stem cells saves 10-year-old girl
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Doctors in Sweden have replaced a vital blocked blood vessel in a 10-year-old girl using the first vein grown in a lab from a patient's own stem cells.