Wearable and implantable devices for cardiovascular healthcare: from monitoring to therapy based on flexible and stretchable electronics

YJ Hong, H Jeong, KW Cho, N Lu… - Advanced Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and has dramatically increased in
recent years. Continuous cardiac monitoring is particularly important for early diagnosis and …

Paracrine mechanisms of mesenchymal stem cell-based therapy: current status and perspectives

X Liang, Y Ding, Y Zhang, HF Tse… - Cell …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are one of a few stem cell types to be applied in clinical
practice as therapeutic agents for immunomodulation and ischemic tissue repair. In addition …

Monocytes in coronary artery disease and atherosclerosis: where are we now?

A Ghattas, HR Griffiths, A Devitt, GYH Lip… - Journal of the American …, 2013 - jacc.org
Despite improvements in interventional and pharmacological therapy of atherosclerotic
disease, it is still the leading cause of death in the developed world. Hence, there is a need …

Adult bone marrow cell therapy improves survival and induces long-term improvement in cardiac parameters: a systematic review and meta-analysis

V Jeevanantham, M Butler, A Saad, A Abdel-Latif… - Circulation, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Despite rapid clinical translation and widespread enthusiasm, the therapeutic
benefits of adult bone marrow cell (BMC) transplantation in patients with ischemic heart …

[HTML][HTML] Human mesenchymal stem cell-conditioned medium improves cardiac function following myocardial infarction

L Timmers, SK Lim, IE Hoefer, F Arslan, RC Lai… - Stem cell …, 2011 - Elsevier
Recent studies suggest that the therapeutic effects of stem cell transplantation following
myocardial infarction (MI) are mediated by paracrine factors. One of the main goals in the …

Recent advances in treatment of coronary artery disease: role of science and technology

E Kandaswamy, L Zuo - International journal of molecular sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the most common causes of death worldwide. In the
last decade, significant advancements in CAD treatment have been made. The existing …

Transplantation of adipose tissue and stem cells: role in metabolism and disease

TT Tran, CR Kahn - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2010 - nature.com
Humans and other mammals have three main adipose tissue depots: visceral white adipose
tissue, subcutaneous white adipose tissue and brown adipose tissue, each of which …

Effects of Intracoronary CD34+ Stem Cell Transplantation in Nonischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy Patients: 5-Year Follow-Up

B Vrtovec, G Poglajen, L Lezaic, M Sever… - Circulation …, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
Rationale: CD34+ transplantation in dilated cardiomyopathy was associated with short-term
improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction and exercise tolerance. Objective: We …

Heart failure after myocardial infarction: clinical implications and treatment

MF Minicucci, PS Azevedo, BF Polegato… - Clinical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Heart failure is a frequent complication of myocardial infarction. Several factors, such as
recurrent myocardial ischemia, infarct size, ventricular remodeling, stunned myocardium …

Multiple paracrine factors secreted by mesenchymal stem cells contribute to angiogenesis

HM Kwon, SM Hur, KY Park, CK Kim, YM Kim… - Vascular …, 2014 - Elsevier
The therapeutic effects of stem cell transplantation in ischemic disease are mediated by the
production of paracrine bioactive factors. However, the bioactive factors secreted by human …