Spectrum News: UofL Leads the way in pioneering potential new heart failure therapy
March 20, 2025LOUISVILLE, Ky. — According to CDC reports, as of May 2024, nearly 6.7 million adults in the United States over the age of 20 have heart failure (HF). While there are many heart medications, The University of Louisville is looking for a different way to manage it.
In 1990, Louis Meier suffered a heart attack. The next year he had open-heart surgery with four bypasses. Since then, he has been trying to take care of his heart.
“Once you’ve had a heart attack, your heart deteriorates over a period of years,” said Meier.
Meier said he has been following stem cell therapies for a few years. So when the multicenter trial of adult stem cells became available, Meier knew he had to be a part of it.
“I read a lot of stuff on stem cells and been seeing a lot of things on the news about it and knew that maybe this was my only chance to be here for a while,” said Meier.
Dr. Roberto Bolli, UofL professor of medicine, director of the UofL Institute of Molecular Cardiology, and a UofL Health Cardiologist, said heart failure is a major public health problem in the United States.
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