Human Cardiosphere-Derived Cells from Patients with Chronic Ischaemic Heart Disease Can Be Routinely Expanded from Atrial but Not Epicardial Ventricular Biopsies

Direct Comparison of Different Stem Cell Types and Subpopulations Reveals Superior Paracrine Potency and Myocardial Repair Efficacy With Cardiosphere-Derived Cells

(2012) Tao-Sheng Li et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Characterization and Functionality of Cardiac Progenitor Cells in Congenital Heart Patients

(2011) Rachana Mishra et al.   CIRCULATION

Cardiac stem cells in patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy (SCIPIO): initial results of a randomised phase 1 trial

(2011) Roberto Bolli et al.   LANCET

Cardiosphere-Derived Cells Improve Function in the Infarcted Rat Heart for at Least 16 Weeks – an MRI Study

(2011) Carolyn A. Carr et al.   PLoS One

C-kit+ cardiac progenitors exhibit mesenchymal markers and preferential cardiovascular commitment

(2010) Elisa Gambini et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Myocyte Turnover in the Aging Human Heart

(2010) Jan Kajstura et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

New insights into paracrine mechanisms of human cardiac progenitor cells

(2010) Hagen Maxeiner et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE

Isolation and expansion of functionally-competent cardiac progenitor cells directly from heart biopsies

(2010) Darryl R. Davis et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR CARDIOLOGY

Red Blood Cell Contamination of the Final Cell Product Impairs the Efficacy of Autologous Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cell Therapy

(2010) Birgit Assmus et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Cardiospheres Recapitulate a Niche-Like Microenvironment Rich in Stemness and Cell-Matrix Interactions, Rationalizing Their Enhanced Functional Potency for Myocardial Repair

(2010) Tao-Sheng Li et al.   STEM CELLS

Differentiation of human adult cardiac stem cells exposed to extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields

(2009) Roberto Gaetani et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Engraftment, Differentiation, and Functional Benefits of Autologous Cardiosphere-Derived Cells in Porcine Ischemic Cardiomyopathy

(2009) Peter V. Johnston et al.   CIRCULATION

Validation of the Cardiosphere Method to Culture Cardiac Progenitor Cells from Myocardial Tissue

(2009) Darryl R. Davis et al.   PLoS One

Murine “Cardiospheres” Are Not a Source of Stem Cells with Cardiomyogenic Potential

(2009) Ditte Caroline Andersen et al.   STEM CELLS

Age-related atrial fibrosis

(2008) Felix Gramley et al.   AGE

Differential Behaviors of Atrial Versus Ventricular Fibroblasts

(2008) Brett Burstein et al.   CIRCULATION

Lentiviral Vectors Bearing the Cardiac Promoter of the Na+-Ca2+ Exchanger Report Cardiogenic Differentiation in Stem Cells

(2008) Andreas S Barth et al.   MOLECULAR THERAPY