Category Archives: Heart Disease

Patients with chronic renal failure show decreased numbers and impaired angiogenic functions of endothelial progenitor cells.

Patients with chronic renal failure have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. This has been [...]

The anti-inflammatory role of mesenchymal stem cells transplants in myocardial infarction.

This study investigates the anti-inflammatory properties of MSC transplantation in rat models of myocardial infarction, [...]

Pine bark extract’s benefits for the cardiovascular health of smokers.

The long-term effects of pine bark extract (Pycnogenol®) is studied here, and the results show [...]

Method of growing blood cells could boost regenerative medicine.

This study reports that using human platelet lysate gel (hPLG) and endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) to [...]

Stem cell transplantation in treatments of acute myocardial infarction.

This interview with the Chairman of Cardiology from Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital and College of [...]

The strong correlation between levels of EPCs and cardiovascular health.

This article hypothesizes that endothelial progenitor cells derived from bone marrow have a role in ongoing [...]