Cardiopoietic index predicts heart repair fitness of patient-derived stem cells KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: Stem cell therapy shows promise for regeneration in heart disease, yet interpatient variability challenges implementation into practice. AIM: To establish a biomarker profile, predictive of reparative potential in patient-derived progenitors, human mesenchymal stem cells were isolated from patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. MATERIALS & METHODS: Stem cell delivery postinfarction translated into divergent benefit, ...