Position Paper of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group Cellular Biology of the Heart: cell-based therapies for myocardial repair and regeneration in ischemic heart disease and heart failure

Cardiomyocyte proliferation in cardiac development and regeneration: a guide to methodologies and interpretations

(2015) Marina Leone et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY

Epicardial application of cardiac progenitor cells in a 3D-printed gelatin/hyaluronic acid patch preserves cardiac function after myocardial infarction

(2015) Roberto Gaetani et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Transplantation of adipose tissue mesenchymal cells conjugated with VEGF-releasing microcarriers promotes repair in murine myocardial infarction

(2015) Rosalinda Madonna et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Dynamics of Cell Generation and Turnover in the Human Heart

(2015) Olaf Bergmann et al.   CELL

Adult Bone Marrow Cell Therapy for Ischemic Heart DiseaseNovelty and Significance

(2015) Muhammad R. Afzal et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

“String Theory” of c-kitposCardiac Cells

(2015) Matthew C.L. Keith et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Meta-Analysis of Cell-based CaRdiac stUdiEs (ACCRUE) in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Based on Individual Patient Data

(2015) M. Gyongyosi et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

A Phase II Dose-Escalation Study of Allogeneic Mesenchymal Precursor Cells in Patients With Ischemic or Nonischemic Heart FailureNovelty and Significance

(2015) Emerson C. Perin et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Use of Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Therapy of Cardiac Disease

(2015) V. Karantalis et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Stem Cell Aging and Age-Related Cardiovascular Disease: Perspectives of Treatment by Ex-vivo Stem Cell Rejuvenation

(2015) Rosalinda Madonna et al.   CURRENT DRUG TARGETS

Pluripotent stem cell derived cardiovascular progenitors – A developmental perspective

(2015) Matthew J. Birket et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Programming and reprogramming a human heart cell

(2015) M. Sahara et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Atrial-like cardiomyocytes from human pluripotent stem cells are a robust preclinical model for assessing atrial-selective pharmacology

(2015) H. D. Devalla et al.   EMBO Molecular Medicine

Human embryonic stem cell-derived cardiac progenitors for severe heart failure treatment: first clinical case report: Figure 1

(2015) Philippe Menasché et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

mAb C19 targets a novel surface marker for the isolation of human cardiac progenitor cells from human heart tissue and differentiated hESCs

(2015) Hau Wan Leung et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR CARDIOLOGY

Human embryonic stem cell-derived retinal pigment epithelium in patients with age-related macular degeneration and Stargardt's macular dystrophy: follow-up of two open-label phase 1/2 studies

(2015) Steven D Schwartz et al.   LANCET

Epicardial FSTL1 reconstitution regenerates the adult mammalian heart

(2015) Ke Wei et al.   NATURE

Expansion and patterning of cardiovascular progenitors derived from human pluripotent stem cells

(2015) Matthew J Birket et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

The clinical application of mesenchymal stem cells and cardiac stem cells as a therapy for cardiovascular disease

(2015) Jiyeon Kim et al.   PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS

Actin cytoskeletal remodeling with protrusion formation is essential for heart regeneration in Hippo-deficient mice

(2015) Yuka Morikawa et al.   Science Signaling

Vascularisation for cardiac tissue engineering: the extracellular matrix

(2015) Chinmoy Patra et al.   THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS

Exosomes and exosomal miRNAs in cardiovascular protection and repair

(2015) Costanza Emanueli et al.   VASCULAR PHARMACOLOGY

Autologous Mesenchymal Stem Cells Show More Benefit on Systolic Function Compared to Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells in a Porcine Model of Chronic Myocardial Infarction

(2015) T. I. G. van der Spoel et al.   Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research

REVIVE Trial: Retrograde Delivery of Autologous Bone Marrow in Patients With Heart Failure

(2015) Amit N. Patel et al.   Stem Cells Translational Medicine

Actin cytoskeletal remodeling with protrusion formation is essential for heart regeneration in Hippo-deficient mice

(2015) Yuka Morikawa et al.   Science Signaling

“Second-generation” stem cells for cardiac repair

(2015) Alberto Núñez García   World Journal of Stem Cells

Cell Therapy with Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes Encapsulated in Injectable Nanomatrix Gel Enhances Cell Engraftment and Promotes Cardiac Repair

(2014) Kiwon Ban et al.   ACS Nano

Adipose-derived regenerative cells in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy: The PRECISE Trial

(2014) Emerson C. Perin et al.   AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL

Reporting Discrepancies Between the ClinicalTrials.gov Results Database and Peer-Reviewed Publications

(2014) Daniel M. Hartung et al.   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

ESC Working Group Cellular Biology of the Heart: Position Paper: improving the preclinical assessment of novel cardioprotective therapies

(2014) S. Lecour et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Extra- and intracellular factors regulating cardiomyocyte proliferation in postnatal life

(2014) S. Zacchigna et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Extracellular vesicles from human cardiac progenitor cells inhibit cardiomyocyte apoptosis and improve cardiac function after myocardial infarction

(2014) L. Barile et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Immune Modulation of Stem Cells and Regeneration

(2014) Arin B. Aurora et al.   Cell Stem Cell

Exosomes and Cardiac Repair After Myocardial Infarction

(2014) Susmita Sahoo et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Epigenetic Regulation of Pluripotency and Differentiation

(2014) Michael J. Boland et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Recent Developments in Cardiovascular Stem Cells

(2014) Rosalinda Madonna et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

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(2014) Derek M. Yellon et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Intracoronary Infusion of Encapsulated Glucagon-Like Peptide-1–Eluting Mesenchymal Stem Cells Preserves Left Ventricular Function in a Porcine Model of Acute Myocardial Infarction

(2014) Renate de Jong et al.   Circulation-Cardiovascular Interventions

Long-term clinical outcome after intracoronary application of bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells for acute myocardial infarction: migratory capacity of administered cells determines event-free survival

(2014) Birgit Assmus et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Towards a clinical use of human embryonic stem cell-derived cardiac progenitors: a translational experience

(2014) Philippe Menasché et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Translating Stem Cell Research to Cardiac Disease Therapies

(2014) Michael R. Rosen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Stem Cells as Vehicles for Youthful Regeneration of Aged Tissues

(2014) T. A. Rando et al.   JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES

Human embryonic-stem-cell-derived cardiomyocytes regenerate non-human primate hearts

(2014) James J. H. Chong et al.   NATURE

c-kit+ cells minimally contribute cardiomyocytes to the heart

(2014) Jop H. van Berlo et al.   NATURE

Preparing the ground for tissue regeneration: from mechanism to therapy

(2014) Stuart J Forbes et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Novel therapeutic strategies for cardioprotection

(2014) Joost P.G. Sluijter et al.   PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS

c-kit+ Cardiac Stem Cells Alleviate Post-Myocardial Infarction Left Ventricular Dysfunction Despite Poor Engraftment and Negligible Retention in the Recipient Heart

(2014) Kyung U. Hong et al.   PLoS One

Notch signaling regulates cardiomyocyte proliferation during zebrafish heart regeneration

(2014) L. Zhao et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Erythropoietin Responsive Cardiomyogenic Cells Contribute to Heart Repair Post Myocardial Infarction

(2014) Maria Patapia Zafiriou et al.   STEM CELLS

Soliciting Strategies for Developing Cell-Based Reference Materials to Advance Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Research and Clinical Translation

(2014) Sowmya Viswanathan et al.   STEM CELLS AND DEVELOPMENT

Re-Activated Adult Epicardial Progenitor Cells Are a Heterogeneous Population Molecularly Distinct from Their Embryonic Counterparts

(2014) Sveva Bollini et al.   STEM CELLS AND DEVELOPMENT

A Simple, Cost-Effective but Highly Efficient System for Deriving Ventricular Cardiomyocytes from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

(2014) Zhihui Weng et al.   STEM CELLS AND DEVELOPMENT

Preconditioning of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells by prolyl hydroxylase inhibition enhances cell survival and angiogenesis in vitro and after transplantation into the ischemic heart of rats

(2014) Xian-Bao Liu et al.   Stem Cell Research & Therapy

Discrepancies in autologous bone marrow stem cell trials and enhancement of ejection fraction (DAMASCENE): weighted regression and meta-analysis

(2014) A. N. Nowbar et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Increasing short-term cardiomyocyte progenitor cell (CMPC) survival by necrostatin-1 did not further preserve cardiac function

(2013) Dries Feyen et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Phase II Clinical Research Design in Cardiology

(2013) Joshua M. Hare et al.   CIRCULATION

Rejuvenation of Human Cardiac Progenitor Cells With Pim-1 Kinase

(2013) Sadia Mohsin et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Transplantation of Mesenchymal Cells Rejuvenated by the Overexpression of Telomerase and Myocardin Promotes Revascularization and Tissue Repair in a Murine Model of Hindlimb Ischemia

(2013) Rosalinda Madonna et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Dissecting the Molecular Relationship Among Various Cardiogenic Progenitor Cells

(2013) Devaveena Dey et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Cardiovascular disease in Europe: epidemiological update

(2013) Melanie Nichols et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Impact of intracoronary bone marrow cell therapy on left ventricular function in the setting of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: a collaborative meta-analysis

(2013) Ronak Delewi et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Improving survival and efficacy of pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiac grafts

(2013) Creighton W. Don et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE

Cardiomyocyte proliferation contributes to heart growth in young humans

(2013) Mariya Mollova et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Stem Cell Trials for Cardiovascular Medicine: Ethical Rationale

(2013) Sophie L. Niemansburg et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Preconditioning Strategy in Stem Cell Transplantation Therapy

(2013) Shan Ping Yu et al.   Translational Stroke Research

Adult Bone Marrow Cell Therapy Improves Survival and Induces Long-Term Improvement in Cardiac Parameters

(2012) Vinodh Jeevanantham et al.   CIRCULATION

Feasibility, Safety, and Therapeutic Efficacy of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocyte Sheets in a Porcine Ischemic Cardiomyopathy Model

(2012) M. Kawamura et al.   CIRCULATION

MicroRNA-Mediated In Vitro and In Vivo Direct Reprogramming of Cardiac Fibroblasts to Cardiomyocytes

(2012) Tilanthi M. Jayawardena et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Effects of Intracoronary CD34 + Stem Cell Transplantation in Nonischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy Patients

(2012) Bojan Vrtovec et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Allogenicity of Human Cardiac Stem/Progenitor Cells Orchestrated by Programmed Death Ligand 1

(2012) Laura Lauden et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

The Notch pathway controls fibrotic and regenerative repair in the adult heart

(2012) Mohamed Nemir et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Effect of Transendocardial Delivery of Autologous Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells on Functional Capacity, Left Ventricular Function, and Perfusion in Chronic Heart Failure

(2012) Emerson C. Perin et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Comparison of Allogeneic vs Autologous Bone Marrow–Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Delivered by Transendocardial Injection in Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy

(2012) Joshua M. Hare et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Transendocardial cell injection is not superior to intracoronary infusion in a porcine model of ischaemic cardiomyopathy: a study on delivery efficiency

(2012) Tycho I.G. van der Spoel et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE

A new approach to transcription factor screening for reprogramming of fibroblasts to cardiomyocyte-like cells

(2012) Stephanie Protze et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR CARDIOLOGY

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

Intracoronary cardiosphere-derived cells for heart regeneration after myocardial infarction (CADUCEUS): a prospective, randomised phase 1 trial

(2012) Raj R Makkar et al.   LANCET

Human ES-cell-derived cardiomyocytes electrically couple and suppress arrhythmias in injured hearts

(2012) Yuji Shiba et al.   NATURE

Heart repair by reprogramming non-myocytes with cardiac transcription factors

(2012) Kunhua Song et al.   NATURE

In vivo reprogramming of murine cardiac fibroblasts into induced cardiomyocytes

(2012) Li Qian et al.   NATURE

Mammalian heart renewal by pre-existing cardiomyocytes

(2012) Samuel E. Senyo et al.   NATURE

c-kit+ precursors support postinfarction myogenesis in the neonatal, but not adult, heart

(2012) S. A. Jesty et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Cardiac Cell Therapy: Boosting Mesenchymal Stem Cells Effects

(2012) E. Samper et al.   Stem Cell Reviews and Reports

A randomized study of transendocardial injection of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells and cell function analysis in ischemic heart failure (FOCUS-HF)

(2011) Emerson C. Perin et al.   AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL

Stage-Specific Optimization of Activin/Nodal and BMP Signaling Promotes Cardiac Differentiation of Mouse and Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Lines

(2011) Steven J. Kattman et al.   Cell Stem Cell

Cardiovascular Molecular Imaging

(2011) Ian Y. Chen et al.   CIRCULATION

Human Cardiac Stem Cell Differentiation Is Regulated by a Mircrine Mechanism

(2011) Toru Hosoda et al.   CIRCULATION

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(2011) Patricia K. Nguyen et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Short- and long-term outcomes of intracoronary and endogenously mobilized bone marrow stem cells in the treatment of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: a meta-analysis of randomized control trials

(2011) Hendrik Zimmet et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE

Effect of Intracoronary Delivery of Autologous Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells 2 to 3 Weeks Following Acute Myocardial Infarction on Left Ventricular Function

(2011) Jay H. Traverse   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Stem cells and growth factor delivery systems for cardiovascular disease

(2011) Rosalinda Madonna et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Thymosin beta 4 treatment after myocardial infarction does not reprogram epicardial cells into cardiomyocytes

(2011) Bin Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR CARDIOLOGY

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

(2011) Roberto Bolli et al.   LANCET

De novo cardiomyocytes from within the activated adult heart after injury

(2011) Nicola Smart et al.   NATURE

Human mesenchymal stem cell-conditioned medium improves cardiac function following myocardial infarction

(2011) Leo Timmers et al.   Stem Cell Research

Rationale and design of Enhanced Angiogenic Cell Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction (ENACT-AMI): The first randomized placebo-controlled trial of enhanced progenitor cell therapy for acute myocardial infarction

(2010) Monica Taljaard et al.   AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL

Results of Intracoronary Stem Cell Therapy After Acute Myocardial Infarction

(2010) Jochen Wöhrle et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

The integrative aspects of cardiac physiology and their implications for cell-based therapy

(2010) Daniël A. Pijnappels et al.   Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

MicroRNA-1 and -499 Regulate Differentiation and Proliferation in Human-Derived Cardiomyocyte Progenitor Cells

(2010) Joost P.G. Sluijter et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Direct Reprogramming of Fibroblasts into Functional Cardiomyocytes by Defined Factors

(2010) Masaki Ieda et al.   CELL

Cardiomyogenic Potential of C-Kit + –Expressing Cells Derived From Neonatal and Adult Mouse Hearts

(2010) Marc-Michael Zaruba et al.   CIRCULATION

Myocyte Turnover in the Aging Human Heart

(2010) Jan Kajstura et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Relative Roles of Direct Regeneration Versus Paracrine Effects of Human Cardiosphere-Derived Cells Transplanted Into Infarcted Mice

(2010) Isotta Chimenti et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Intracoronary infusion of mononuclear cells from bone marrow or peripheral blood compared with standard therapy in patients after acute myocardial infarction treated by primary percutaneous coronary intervention: results of the randomized controlled HEBE trial

(2010) Alexander Hirsch et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Left ventricular systolic and diastolic function improve after acute myocardial infarction treated with acute percutaneous coronary intervention, but are not influenced by intracoronary injection of autologous mononuclear bone marrow cells: a 3 year serial echocardiographic sub-study of the randomized-controlled ASTAMI study

(2010) J. O. Beitnes et al.   European Journal of Echocardiography

Effects of Intracoronary Stem Cell Transplantation in Patients With Dilated Cardiomyopathy

(2010) Bojan Vrtovec et al.   JOURNAL OF CARDIAC FAILURE

A purified population of multipotent cardiovascular progenitors derived from primate pluripotent stem cells engrafts in postmyocardial infarcted nonhuman primates

(2010) Guillaume Blin et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Paracrine mechanisms of stem cell reparative and regenerative actions in the heart

(2010) Maria Mirotsou et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR CARDIOLOGY

The Role of PET with 13N-Ammonia and 18F-FDG in the Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion and Metabolism in Patients with Recent AMI and Intracoronary Stem Cell Injection

(2010) M. Castellani et al.   JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE

Guided Cardiopoiesis Enhances Therapeutic Benefit of Bone Marrow Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Chronic Myocardial Infarction

(2010) Atta Behfar et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Quantitative Evaluation of Drug or Device Effects on Ventricular Remodeling as Predictors of Therapeutic Effects on Mortality in Patients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction

(2010) Daniel G. Kramer et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Combined Therapy With Simvastatin and Bone Marrow–Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Increases Benefits in Infarcted Swine Hearts

(2009) Yue-Jin Yang et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Noninvasive Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion

(2009) Michael Salerno et al.   Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging

Impact of Timing on Efficacy and Safetyof Intracoronary Autologous Bone Marrow Stem Cells Transplantation in Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Pooled Subgroup Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

(2009) Shuning Zhang et al.   CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY

Intracoronary infusion of bone marrow-derived selected CD34+CXCR4+ cells and non-selected mononuclear cells in patients with acute STEMI and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction: results of randomized, multicentre Myocardial Regeneration by Intracoronary Infusion of Selected Population of Stem Cells in Acute Myocardial Infarction (REGENT) Trial

(2009) Michał Tendera et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

ECM-Based Materials in Cardiovascular Applications: Inherent Healing Potential and Augmentation of Native Regenerative Processes

(2009) Anna Piterina et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Evidence for Cardiomyocyte Renewal in Humans

(2009) Olaf Bergmann et al.   SCIENCE

Telomere biology in cardiovascular disease: the TERC-/- mouse as a model for heart failure and ageing

(2008) L. S.M. Wong et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Generation of Functional Murine Cardiac Myocytes From Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

(2008) Christina Mauritz et al.   CIRCULATION

Directed and Systematic Differentiation of Cardiovascular Cells From Mouse Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

(2008) Genta Narazaki et al.   CIRCULATION

Human Embryonic Stem Cell–Derived Cardiomyocytes and Cardiac Repair in Rodents

(2008) Linda W. van Laake et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

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(2008) Nicola Smart et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Autologous bone marrow stem cells to treat acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review

(2008) Enca Martin-Rendon et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Effects of intracoronary injection of mononuclear bone marrow cells on left ventricular function, arrhythmia risk profile, and restenosis after thrombolytic therapy of acute myocardial infarction

(2008) H. V. Huikuri et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Aldosterone blockade and left ventricular dysfunction: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials

(2008) J. A. Ezekowitz et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Targeting human CD34+ hematopoietic stem cells with anti-CD45 × anti-myosin light-chain bispecific antibody preserves cardiac function in myocardial infarction

(2008) Ting C. Zhao et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Epicardial progenitors contribute to the cardiomyocyte lineage in the developing heart

(2008) Bin Zhou et al.   NATURE

TGF-β1 induces efficient differentiation of human cardiomyocyte progenitor cells into functional cardiomyocytes in vitro

(2008) Marie-José Goumans et al.   Stem Cell Research

Myocardial Radial Strain in Early Diastole is Useful for Assessing Left Ventricular Early Diastolic Function: Comparison with Invasive Parameters

(2007) Kazuaki Wakami et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Myocardin A Enhances Telomerase Activities in Adipose Tissue Mesenchymal Cells and Embryonic Stem Cells Undergoing Cardiovascular Myogenic Differentiation

(2007) Rosalinda Madonna et al.   STEM CELLS