Cell Therapy for Modification of the Myocardial Electrophysiological Substrate
Author(s) -
Lior Yankelson,
Yair Feld,
Tal Bressler-Stramer,
Ilanit Itzhaki,
Irit Huber,
Amira Gepstein,
Doron Aronson,
Shimon Marom,
Lior Gepstein
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.106.671776
Subject(s) - in vivo , refractory period , ex vivo , transfection , electrophysiology , medicine , potassium channel , transplantation , myocyte , pharmacology , cell culture , cardiology , biology , genetics , microbiology and biotechnology
Traditional antiarrhythmic pharmacological therapies are limited by their global cardiac action, low efficacy, and significant proarrhythmic effects. We present a novel approach for the modification of the myocardial electrophysiological substrate using cell grafts genetically engineered to express specific ionic channels.
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