Translational cardiac stem cell therapy: advancing from first-generation to next-generation cell types

Abstract Acute myocardial infarction and chronic heart failure rank among the major causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Except for heart transplantation, current therapy options only treat the symptoms but do not cure the disease. Stem cell-based therapies represent a possible paradigm shif...

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Main Authors: Elena Cambria, Francesco S. Pasqualini, Petra Wolint, Julia Günter, Julia Steiger, Annina Bopp, Simon P. Hoerstrup, Maximilian Y. Emmert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:npj Regenerative Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41536-017-0024-1