title: Cell Therapy Needs Rigorous Translational Studies in Large Animal Models.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular Cardiology, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. Electronic address: rbolli@louisville.edu.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bolli
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular Cardiology, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.
authors.forename: Shahab
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghafghazi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009202:Cardiomyopathies; D006801:Humans; D045164:Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D032386:Myoblasts, Cardiac / Q000637:transplantation*; D015428:Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / Q000150:complications*
keywords: cardiac stem cells; cell therapy; congestive heart failure; ischemic cardiomyopathy; large animal models; mesenchymal stem cells