Heart Cells with Regenerative Potential from Pediatric Patients with End Stage Heart Failure: A Translatable Method to Enrich and Propagate

Background. Human cardiac-derived progenitor cells (hCPCs) have shown promise in treating heart failure (HF) in adults. The purpose of this study was to describe derivation of hCPCs from pediatric patients with end-stage HF. Methods. At surgery, discarded right atrial tissues (hAA) were obtained fro...

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Main Authors: Ann Steele, Robert J. Boucek, Jeffrey Phillip Jacobs, Peter Steele, Alfred Asante-Korang, Wilfredo Chamizo, Jasmine Steele, Paul J. Chai, James A. Quintessenza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Stem Cells International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/452102