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European Journal of General Medicine
Medical Investigations Society
ISSN: 1304-3897
Vol. 1, No. 4, 2004, pp. 7-14
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Bioline Code: gm04038
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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European Journal of General Medicine, Vol. 1, No. 4, 2004, pp. 7-14
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REVIEW ARTICLE - STEM CELLS AND MYOCARDIAL REGENERATION
E. Michael Molnar
Abstract
Cardiomyocytes lose their ability to proliferate after birth and so heart muscle
fibers cannot regenerate. For that reason myocardial injury, such as myocardial
infarction (MI), heals by replacement of contractile heart muscle fibers by
fibrotic tissue scar, which not only cannot participate in pumping of blood,
it does not even contribute to passive mechanics of heart. Massive loss of
cardiomyocytes after MI is a common cause of heart failure (HF), which is a
consequence of many other cardiovascular diseases, and serious public health
problem.
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