Cardiac tissue engineering: current state-of-the-art materials, cells and tissue formation

ABSTRACT Cardiovascular diseases are the major cause of death worldwide. The heart has limited capacity of regeneration, therefore, transplantation is the only solution in some cases despite presenting many disadvantages. Tissue engineering has been considered the ideal strategy for regenerative med...

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Main Authors: Isabella Caroline Pereira Rodrigues, Andreas Kaasi, Rubens Maciel Filho, André Luiz Jardini, Laís Pellizzer Gabriel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082018000300600&lng=en&tlng=en