Cardiac stem cell transplantation as a potential means of regenerating infarcted myocardium is currently receiving a great deal of interest. However, data on these endogenous cardiac precursors are primarily derived from animal studies, and their clinical relevance still remains elusive.
Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery; University Paris-5, Faculty of Medicine, Paris, France.