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Heart regeneration: beyond new muscle and vessels

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The most striking consequence of a heart attack is the loss of billions of heart muscle cells, alongside damage to the associated vasculature. The lost cardiovascular tissue is replaced by scar formation, which is non-functional and results in pathological remodelling of the heart and ultimately heart failure. It is, therefore, unsurprising that the heart regeneration field has centred efforts to generate new muscle and blood vessels through targeting cardiomyocyte proliferation and angiogene...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1093/cvr/cvaa320

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Role:
Author
Publisher:
Oxford University Press Publisher's website
Journal:
Cardiovascular Research Journal website
Volume:
117
Issue:
3
Pages:
727–742
Publication date:
2021-01-04
Acceptance date:
2020-10-21
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EISSN:
1755-3245
ISSN:
0008-6363
Pmid:
33241843
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1149063
Local pid:
pubs:1149063
Deposit date:
2021-01-19

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