Efficacy of mesenchymal stem cell therapy in systolic heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Heart failure (HF) is the end stage of most heart disease. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), with their specific biological effects, have been applied in several clinical trials to evaluate the efficacy in HF therapy. We performed this meta-analysis to review the clinical evidence o...

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Main Authors: Mengkang Fan, Yin Huang, Zhangwei Chen, Yan Xia, Ao Chen, Danbo Lu, Yuan Wu, Ning Zhang, Juying Qian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Stem Cell Research & Therapy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13287-019-1258-1