Cardiac Stem Cells for Myocardial Regeneration: They Are Not Alone

Heart failure is the number one killer worldwide with ~50% of patients dying within 5 years of prognosis. The discovery of stem cells, which are capable of repairing the damaged portion of the heart, has created a field of cardiac regenerative medicine, which explores various types of stem cells, ei...

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Main Authors: Yin Yee Leong, Wai Hoe Ng, Georgina M. Ellison-Hughes, Jun Jie Tan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcvm.2017.00047/full