Electrophysiologic implications of myocardial stem cell therapies

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 5, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Gepstein, Lior ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Cell therapy; Electrophysiology; Gene therapy; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; DONOR; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENE THERAPY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HOST CELL; HUMAN; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS NODE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TACHYCARDIA; TISSUE REPAIR;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMANS; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 42749097956     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.03.017     Document Type: Article

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