Transplantation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells improves left ventricular function in a rat model of myocardial infarction

Abstract
Although cell–based therapy after myocardial infarction (MI) may be beneficial in improving cardiac dysfunction, the underlying mechanisms remain to be clarified. Since human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) harbor the potential for transdifferentiation, we studied the functional effects of HUVEC transplantation in a rat model of MI.

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