Cell-based therapeutics in cardiovascular medicine: From angiogenesis to large vessel repair

Edited by Todd McAllister

This review series in Vascular Cell, authored by academic and commercial leaders in the field, addresses the state of the art in clinical applications of cell-based medicine for cardiovascular applications.

Application of microtechnologies for the vascularization of engineered tissues

Recent advances in medicine and healthcare allow people to live longer, increasing the need for the number of organ transplants. However, the number of organ donors has not been able to meet the demand, result...

Authors: Robert Gauvin, Maxime Guillemette, Mehmet Dokmeci and Ali Khademhosseini

Citation: Vascular Cell 2011 3:24

Content type: Review Published on: 31 October 2011
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Challenges in translating vascular tissue engineering to the pediatric clinic

The development of tissue-engineered vascular grafts for use in cardiovascular surgery holds great promise for improving outcomes in pediatric patients with complex congenital cardiac anomalies. Currently used...

Authors: Daniel R Duncan and Christopher K Breuer

Citation: Vascular Cell 2011 3:23

Content type: Review Published on: 14 October 2011
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Cell-based therapeutics in cardiovascular medicine: From angiogenesis to large vessel repair

Application of microtechnologies for the vascularization of engineered tissues

Challenges in translating vascular tissue engineering to the pediatric clinic