The consensus of the task force of the European Society of Cardiology concerning the clinical investigation of the use of autologous adult stem cells for repair of the heart.
A task force has been established by the European Society of Cardiology to investigate the role of progenitor/stem cell therapy in the treatment of cardiovascular disease. This article is the consensus of this group, of what clinical studies are needed in this field, and the challenges to be addressed in the translation of progenitor/stem cell biology to repair of the heart.
Cardiovascular Center, OLV Hospital, Moorselbaan 164, 9300 Aalst, Belgium, and Department of Medicine III, J.W. Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.
Jozef
J
Bartunek
Stephanie
S
Dimmeler
Helmut
H
Drexler
Francisco
F
Fernández-Avilés
Manuel
M
Galinanes
Stefan
S
Janssens
John
J
Martin
Anthony
A
Mathur
Phillipe
P
Menasche
Sylvia
S
Priori
Bodo
B
Strauer
Michal
M
Tendera
William
W
Wijns
Andreas
A
Zeiher
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