Characterization and Functionality of Cardiac Progenitor Cells in Congenital Heart Patients
Author(s) -
Rachana Mishra,
Kalpana Vijayan,
Evan Colletti,
Daniel A. Harrington,
T Matthiesen,
David Simpson,
Saik Kia Goh,
Brandon L. Walker,
Graça AlmeidaPorada,
Deli Wang,
Carl L. Backer,
Samuel C. Dudley,
Loren E. Wold,
Sunjay Kaushal
Publication year - 2011
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.110.971622
Subject(s) - medicine , progenitor cell , cardiology , stem cell , embryonic stem cell , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , biochemistry , gene
Human cardiac progenitor cells (hCPCs) may promote myocardial regeneration in adult ischemic myocardium. The regenerative capacity of hCPCs in young patients with nonischemic congenital heart defects for potential use in congenital heart defect repair warrants exploration.
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