Cardiac Cell Therapy for Heart Repair: Should the Cells Be Left Out?
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is still the leading cause of death worldwide. Coronary artery occlusion, or myocardial infarction (MI) causes massive loss of cardiomyocytes. The ischemia area is eventually replaced by a fibrotic scar. From the mechanical dysfunctions of the scar in electronic transduc...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-03-01
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Series: | Cells |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/3/641 |