Wednesday, December 07, 2005

Don Ho undergoes experimental heart surgery

Don Ho, Hawai'i's most famous entertainer, has undergone an experimental heart procedure in a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand — a last-resort effort to maintain a regular heartbeat and extend his life.

Ho, 75, had the surgery Monday night. The procedure, called VesCell Adult Stem Cell therapy, involves an injection of the patient's stem cells from his blood directly into his heart muscle to treat heart disease.

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