> "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.

The heart is one of the least regenerative organs in the human body -- a big factor in making heart failure the number one killer worldwide. What if we could help heart muscle regenerate after injury? Physician and scientist Chuck Murry shares his groundbreaking research into using stem cells to grow new heart cells -- an exciting step towards realizing the awesome promise of stem cells as medicine.

Chuck Murry: Can we regenerate heart muscle with stem cells?

Can we regenerate heart muscle with stem cells?

Innovative research progresses from beating heart muscle cells in a dish to restoring function in damaged animal hearts.

Plans to initiate human trials reflect a future where repairing hearts with stem cells transforms medicine, combating heart disease.

Stem cells as potential heart muscle regenerators could shift heart attack treatments from symptom management to actual healing.