Myocardial infarctions (aka heart attacks) happen when the blood flow to the heart decreases or stops, causing damage to heart muscle. Most common symptoms of heart attacks include chest pain or discomfort that travels into the arm, shoulder, back, neck and jaw.

Driven by new findings that myocardium (heart tissue) can regenerate stem cells have emerged as a promising therapeutic approach for treating heart attacks. Studies have explored the use of stem cells from multiple sources (umbilical cord, adult bone marrow, induced pluripotent cells) for tackling heart attacks, the leading cause of death worldwide.