> "In the United States, it's the most common reason that patients are admitted to the hospital."

Correction:  According to the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project’s [2017 statistical brief](https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb225-Inpatient-US-Stays-Trends.pdf), congestive heart failure (#5), cardiac dysrhythmias (#8), and acute myocardial infarction (#10) were among the top 10 most common reasons people were admitted to US hospitals in 2014.

O coração é um dos órgãos menos regenerativos do corpo humano — um grande factor para fazer da insuficiência cardíaca a razão de morte nº 1 a nível mundial. E se conseguíssemos ajudar o músculo cardíaco a regenerar após uma lesão? 
O cientista e físico Chuck Murry partilha a sua inovadora pesquisa que utiliza células estaminais para gerar novas células cardíacas, um excitante passo no sentido de perceber as células estaminais como um tratamento incrível e promissor.

Poderemos regenerar o músculo cardíaco com células estaminais?

Heart disease is the world's leading killer, claiming millions of lives each year and costing over $100 billion annually in the United States alone. The human heart cannot naturally regenerate after a heart attack, leaving patients with lasting damage and declining function. New research shows that pluripotent stem cells can be transformed into heart muscle and transplanted to repair the injured heart. This advance could move heart regeneration from science fiction to everyday medicine, offering hope to millions.