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Myocyte Renewal and Ventricular Remodelling
Piero Anversa, Bernardo Nadal-Ginard
Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA
Correspondence Address:
Piero Anversa
Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York
USA
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Remaining young at heart is a desirable but elusive goal. Unbeknown to us, however, myocyte regeneration may accomplish just that. Continuous cell renewal in the adult myocardium was thought to be impossible, but multipotent cardiac stem cells may be able to renew the myocardium and, under certain circumstances, can be coaxed to repair the broken heart after infarction. |
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