Stem Cell Therapy for Congenital Heart Disease
Tsilimigras DI, Oikonomou EK, Moris D, Schizas D, Economopoulos KP, Mylonas KS. Stem Cell Therapy for Congenital Heart Disease. Circulation 2017, 136: 2373-2385. PMID: 29229621, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.117.029607.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCongenital heart diseaseCell therapyHeart diseaseClinical trialsGold standard treatment modalityHypoplastic left heart syndromePulmonary artery hypertensionRight ventricle dysfunctionStandard treatment modalityAlternative treatment optionLarge clinical studiesStem cell deliveryQuality of lifeCell-based therapeutic strategiesArtery hypertensionStem cell-based therapeutic strategiesVentricle dysfunctionSurgical palliationVolume overloadHeart syndromeSafety profileCell-seeded graftsCochrane LibraryTreatment optionsTreatment modalities