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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Suzuki G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4660467 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
World journal of cardiology 20151101 11
Congestive heart failure (CHF) secondary to chronic coronary artery disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality world-wide. Its prevalence is increasing despite advances in medical and device therapies. Cell based therapies generating new cardiomyocytes and vessels have emerged as a promising treatment to reverse functional deterioration and prevent the progression to CHF. Functional efficacy of progenitor cells isolated from the bone marrow and the heart have been evaluated in preclinic ...[more]