title: [Clinical studies of cardiac cell therapy in Italy].
abstract: A national study group has been established by the Italian Federation of Cardiology to investigate the role of stem/progenitor cell therapy in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. This article is aimed to point out the challenges and debated issues in the conduction of clinical trials, focusing on the Italian clinical and regulatory existing situation.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chirurgia Cardiovascolare, Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS e Università degli Studi, Milano. giulio.pompilio@ccfm.it
authors.forename: Giulio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pompilio
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ambrosio
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Briguori
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Canepa
authors.forename: Sebastiano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marra
authors.forename: Maurizio C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Capogrossi
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000379:methods