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Cardiac stem cell therapy closer to reality

12-27-2007 · EurekAlert!

The current issue of Cell Transplantation is devoted to the "Proceedings of the Third Annual Conference on Cell Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease." Cardiac stem cell therapy involves delivering a variety of cells into hearts following myocardial infarction or chronic cardiomyopathy. An overview of current research and research goals is presented, followed by the results of studies aimed at improving implanted cell survival and the repair process, as well as several techniques aimed at improving efficacy.

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