The Hypothesis of “Embryonic Recall”: Mechanotransduction as Common Denominator Linking Normal Cardiogenesis to Recovery in Adult Failing Hearts

Cardiac regeneration remains a clinical target regardless of numerous therapeutic concepts. We formulated a hypothesis claiming that periodic coronary venous pressure elevation (PICSO; Pressure controlled Intermittent Coronary Sinus Occlusion) initiates embedded, but dormant developmental processes...

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Main Authors: Werner Mohl, Dejan Milasinovic, Thomas Aschacher, Alem Jusic, Abudunaibi Maimaitiaili, Frank Rattay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-04-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2308-3425/1/1/73