Missouri Heart Patient Helped By Stem Cell Therapy October 22, 2007
Posted by TheraVitae in : Press Releases , trackbackHis Own Stem Cells Healed Him
Missouri 10/22/2007 06:57 AM GMT (TransWorldNews)
William Bernhardt of DeSoto, Missouri is declaring that VesCell adult stem cell therapy has changed his life and “helped me all the way around”, one year after receiving his stem cell treatment in Bangkok, Thailand.I’m taking dancing lessons. I’m dating again. My angina is gone. My chest doesn’t hurt anymore. My arm doesn’t hurt anymore. I can now walk a mile,” he said.
William, age 78 was suffering from severe coronary artery disease. His doctor told him he didn’t have long to live. That was when his daughter Linda found Theravitae, the makers of Vescell stem cell therapy, on the internet. Linda told him about it and William didn’t hesitate. “Let’s go for it,” he said.Before William came to Bangkok in July, 2006, he had a difficult time getting around. “I sat in my chair all day. I had to use a wheel chair if I wanted to move. My chest and left arm felt like they were going to blow up because of my angina.”
William was treated using his own stem cells derived from an easy, painless 250cc blood donation. The adult stem cells were implanted into his coronary arteries via catheter in a non invasive procedure very similar to an angioplasty.
William had nothing but praise for his cardiologist in Thailand, Dr. Suphachai Chaithiraphan, the President of the Asia-Pacific Society of Atherosclerosis and Vascular Disease. “He cared. He took the time to talk to me. He explained everything clearly step by step which made me very comfortable with the stem cell treatment.”
Commenting on his stay in Bangkok, William had more praise, “Everybody was great. Everybody took care of us. The hotel was first class. They made me feel special there.”
These days, more than one year after his adult stem cell treatment, William is keeping himself busy again on his farm. “I can carry and throw bales of hay again. I’m chopping wood. Before, I couldn’t lift anything, I was stuck in my chair. Now, I’m hosting a big party for 250 people in a couple of weeks for a big chili cook-off.”
About TheraVitae:
TheraVitae is a private, multinational company focused on using stem cells from the patient’s own blood in order to treat a variety of disorders, especially cardiovascular diseases. The company has developed a proprietary stem cell technology, ‘VesCell’, that is currently being used by hospitals in Thailand and Singapore to treat patients with heart disease and peripheral artery disease.
VesCell — A Natural Treatment for Heart Disease and Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
The body has natural ways of healing itself and the cardiovascular system is no exception. Angiogenic Cell Precursors (ACPs) originate in bone marrow and then circulate in the blood vessels. To manufacture VesCell, TheraVitae expands a small number of ACPs harvested from about 250cc of blood into a therapeutic quantity. VesCell is injected either through a coronary artery via catheter, or during surgery, directly into the heart muscle.
A key aspect of VesCell therapy is the advanced cell isolation and expansion technique that allows for the ACPs to be harvested from blood collected in a procedure similar to a common blood donation. VesCell uses a patient’s own adult stem cells to treat Heart Disease and PAD and is a viable therapeutic possibility for heart or PAD patients without any other treatment option.
