Central concept figure: evolution of cell therapy for myocardial repair and regeneration Introduction The late 1990s and early 2000s was a time period when major advances in stem cell biology were occurring . In this milieu, the concept of cell-based…
Central concept figure: comprehensive medical device pathology Introduction The last several decades have witnessed a virtual explosion in the armamentarium of interventional and surgical procedures and medical devices available to manage cardiovascular diseases. For example, percutaneous treatment of coronary artery…
Open full size image Definition and history Ischemic myocardial injury may be defined simply as those changes that occur in the heart muscle as a result of an imbalance in oxygen and substrate supply and demand. The degree, time course,…
Open full size image Abbreviations CHD Congenital Heart Disease; AS Aortic valve Stenosis; ASD Atrial Septal Defect; AVSD AtrioVentricular Septal Defect; CoA Coarctation of the Aorta; DILV Double Inlet Left Ventricle; DOLV Double Outlet Left Ventricle; DORV Double Outlet Right…
Open full size image Introduction Cardiovascular pathology is focused on diseases of the heart and blood vessels. Cardiovascular pathology is practiced as a subspecialty primarily in academic health centers and other referral centers, particularly those with heart transplant programs, and…