Will Stem Cells For Heart Failure Be The Next Sofosbuvir Issue?

Are Stem Cells the next Therapeutic Tool for Heart Repair?

Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States and Europe. In recent years, the understanding that regenerative processes exist at the level of the myocardium, has placed stem cell research at center stage in cardiology. A stem cell is a cell that has the ability to divide (self replicate) for indefinite periods often throughout the life of the ...

are stem cells the next therapeutic tool for heart repair?

cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the united states and europe. in recent years, the understanding that regenerative processes exist at the level of the myocardium, has placed stem cell research at center stage in cardiology. a stem cell is a cell that has the ability to divide (self replicate) for indefinite periods often throughout the life of the ...

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Stem Cells in Heart Failure

Heart failure is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the developed world. Cardiac injury with a significant loss of cardiomyocytes usually leads to a common final pathway of cardiac pathological remodelling that includes fibrosis, and the development and progression of heart failure. The treatment of chronic heart failure generally relies on strategies designed to target and limit car...

Will We Be Ready for the Next War?

TO THE EDITOR—The title of Dr Schooley's editorial, " All's (Almost) Quiet on the Western Front: Will We Be Ready for the Next War? " [1] raises a key question: What is the role of the US Department of Defense (DoD) in the Ebola outbreak response? Because Ebola is a biological warfare threat, the DoD has been developing medical countermeasures through its biological defense program for more tha...