Chimerism of the Transplanted Heart

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Authors

Federico Quaini · New York Medical College

Konrad Urbanek · New York Medical College

Antonio Paolo Beltrami · New York Medical College

Nicoletta Finato · University of Udine

Carlo Alberto Beltrami · University of Udine

Bernardo Nadal‐Ginard · New York Medical College

Jan Kajstura

Abstract

Our results show a high level of cardiac chimerism caused by the migration of primitive cells from the recipient to the grafted heart. Putative stem cells and progenitor cells were identified in control myocardium and in increased numbers in transplanted hearts.

Topics & Keywords

Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Congenital heart defects research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 346, Issue 1, pp. 5-15

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa012081

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