ABSTRACT

Regenerative therapy has rapidly developed as one of the most promising treatments for patients suffering from severe heart failure. Autologous bone marrow-derived cells and cardiac stem cells have been clinically applied for cell injection therapy for heart failure. As a next-generation therapy, tissue-engineered myocardial-patch transplantation h

chapter 1|16 pages

Introduction

chapter |16 pages

2a. Variety of Cell Sources

chapter |18 pages

4a. Scaffold-Based Tissue Engineering

chapter |18 pages

4b. Cell Sheet–Based Tissue Engineering

chapter |16 pages

5a Scaffold-Based Myocardial Patches

chapter |16 pages

5b. Cell Sheet–Based Myocardial Patches

chapter 7|13 pages

Future Developments