Reprogramming for Cardiac Regeneration-Strategies for Innovation

Fabian Sanchis-Gomar1, Teresa Galera2, Alejandro Lucia1,3

  • 1Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre ("i + 12"), Madrid, Spain.

Summary

The human heart has limited self-repair capabilities, especially after heart attack. New strategies like induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) reprogramming offer potential for generating heart cells and treating cardiac diseases.