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In yet another triumph for Adult Stem Cell research,  Robert Pleva, 60, from Florida has made tremendous strides after receiving his own stem cells to treat his  cardiomyopathy (heart disease) and congestive heart failure brought on by his Fabry Disease. Enough improvement to avoid a heart transplant!

Complications normally arising from Fabry Disease (a rare disease in which the patient's enzymes fail to metabolize lipids)   include increased risks of heart attacks.  Robert suffered from a heart attack in 1999 and later went into congestive heart failure.  With an ejection fraction of 28% and facing a heart transplant, Robert tried to see what other options he had.

That was when he found Dr. Zannos Grekos, a member of the Repair Stem Cell Institute's  Science Advisory Board, and Regenocyte's director of Cardiology and Vascular Disease.

Robert was treated by Dr. Grekos using his own Adult Stem Cells in June 2008.  In January 2009, 6 months later,  Robert's life has turned 180 degrees.  His ejection fraction has improved from 28% to 44% and he is no longer facing a heart transplant:

From the stem cell press release:

Pleva says the improvement in his health since adult stem cell therapy has been dramatic. “I feel so good and have so much energy,” he explains. “The best part about it is being able to do things I haven’t done in a long time.”

An electrician with the Lee County, Florida School Board for the past 26 years, Pleva describes concern prior to treatment that his debilitating symptoms would soon end his career. He is now back to working full time along with riding motorcycles, remodeling his house and working in his yard. “The treatment has put me back on track,” he says.

Pleva’s wife Roxanne, who he cites as his “rock”, says in addition to his increased energy, one of the biggest changes is in the reduction in the amount of her husband’s medication. “His blood pressure has come way down, so he’s been taken off many of his prescriptions,” she explains. “We’re just taking it one step at a time…and I’m getting my husband back.”

Very nice Roxanne.  I have always found that the patient's spouse or close family can usually see the biggest changes brought on by the stem cells.

Dr. Grekos recently had this article published in Anti-Aging Medical News in which he followed 16 congestive heart failure patients treated with their own stem cells.  Their ejection fraction went up an average of 21 points- from an average of 28% up to 49% after a 6 month follow up:

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Last week, I reported that Dr. Zannos Grekos was about to speak, so it stands to reason that this time I will report that he spoke.  As the featured speaker at the 2008 Dubai Congress on Anti-Aging and Aesthetic Medicine in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Dr. Grekos presented clinical data of patients he has treated with adult stem cell therapy for the heart:

Dr. Grekos offered cardiac nuclear scans, PET scans, and echocardiographs performed at six months and one year post-treatment, which confirm the regeneration of damaged heart tissue, the existence of new blood vessels and a dramatic improvement in heart function in patients treated with adult stem cells extracted from their own blood.

"This is real science, real medicine and real results," Grekos stated. "We have moved beyond bench research and clinical trials to show that the power of the body's adult stem cells can be harnessed. Our success rate in reversing ischemic cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure is extremely high and with our latest technology we're capturing the same astounding cell regeneration results in other disease classifications."