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Dilated Cardiomyopathy Patient Mike Rumble Helped By Adult Stem Cells
Another Dilated Cardiomyopathy patient helped by Adult Stem Cells! I am writing this post thanks to the good people at
Vescell Adult Stem Cell therapy blog who have another Adult Stem Cell Victory on their hands.
Theravitae, the makers of Vescell adult stem cells have had a nice streak lately. First, I covered
Karl Wagner, treated by Dr. Zannos Grekos of
Regenocyte for Pulmonary Hypertension. Then, shortly thereafter,
Leonard Narracci wrote me a letter saying how Dr. Grekos has helped his dilated cardiomyopathy improve.
I am proud to announce we have another
Dilated Cardiomyopathy patient doing well after Vescell stem cell therapy. This time, the patient went to Bangkok where he was treated with his own Adult Stem Cells by Vescell and
Dr. Kitipan Arom- the Chairman of the
Repair Stem Cell Institute's Science Advisory Board.
Reverend
Mike Rumble, a chaplain at a hospital in St. Lucie, Florida seemed to be on his last legs. Suffering from Dilated Cardiomyopathy for the last 10 years, his ejection fraction had slipped to 10% and he was in Stage IV Heart Failure. Mike did some
Adult Stem Cell research and found
Vescell was the only place where he could get his own
Adult Stem Cells implanted to possibly help his Dilated Cardiomyopathy.
Thanks to many of his friends- (and if you look at
Mike's Blog, he has lots of them), Mike was able to raise the money needed for the implantation of the Adult Stem Cells. In May, 2008, Mike went to Bangkok, Thailand and had the stem cells implanted into his heart.
According to the
original article Mike has improved his quality of life since then "by leaps and bounds!" Also, Mike is now reporting his ejection fraction is now at 25% (up from 10%) and he is getting better everyday. Mike is going to the hospital soon for a new mitral valve clip to repair his mitral valve regurgitation. This isn't stem cell related, but I feel it is worth mentioning for those of you who may have mitral valve problems or know someone who does-
From Mike's Blog:
Anyway, I have been approved for the program for January 09 and it means a two day stay in the hospital and only a minimally invasive surgery to place the clip on the mitral valve. They go up the groin instead of the traditional method of doing an open heart surgery to replace it with a pig valve. So, it is a lot safer, easier, and simple. They also have in the national clinical trial a 95% success rate so they feel that after the trial runs its course that the FDA will quickly approve this new method as a means of repair for those that meet the criteria. What those are I don't know, but I do know that with my sick heart I meet the criteria and that I am grateful for. A 95% success rate for a mitral valve clip, a minimally invasive valve repair? That is fantastic! Good luck Mike. We wish you continued improvement and hope you are able to get back to work soon.