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Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Heart Failure: an Authentic Expectation for Potential Future Use and a Lack of Universal Definition.
Journal of cardiovascular translational research - 1 Oct 2018
Djohan Andie H, Sia Ching-Hui, Lee Poay Sian, Poh Kian-Keong
Abstract excerpt
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a prevalent disease (especially among the elderly) with high mortality and morbidity rates. The pathological hallmark of CHF is a loss of cardiomyocytes leading to cardiac fibrosis and dysfunctional cardiac remodeling, which culminates in organ failure. Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are bone marrow-derived cells that contribute to maintenance of the integrity of endothelial...
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