Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown aetiology. The frequency of
cardiac involvement (cardiac sarcoidosis (CS)) varies in the different geographical regions …

Background—Stromal cell–derived factor-1 (SDF-1) is a chemokine considered to play an
important role in the trafficking of hematopoietic stem cells. Given the close relationship …

Aims Most of recurrent atrial tachyarrhythmias after pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) for atrial
fibrillation (AF) are due to reconnection of PVs. The aim of the present study was to evaluate …

We have identified a subpopulation of stem cells within adult human BM, isolated at the
single-cell level, that self-renew without loss of multipotency for more than 140 population …

Patients with cardiac diseases or conditions with high risk of developing cardiac diseases
undergo risk assessment by cardiologists, primary care physicians, and scientists based on …

Background—A growing population of patients with coronary artery disease experiences
angina that is not amenable to revascularization and is refractory to medical therapy …

Background—Conduction abnormalities serve as a substrate for ventricular fibrillation (VF)
in patients with Brugada syndrome (BS). Signal-averaged electrograms can detect late …

Pacemaker treatment for bradyarrhythmia was first approved for national health insurance
coverage in Japan in 1974, and its use rapidly became widespread thereafter …

Sonic hedgehog (Shh) is a crucial regulator of organ development during embryogenesis.
We investigated whether intramyocardial gene transfer of naked DNA encoding human Shh …

Background—We compared the therapeutic potential of purified mobilized human CD34+
cells with that of mobilized total mononuclear cells (tMNCs) for the preservation/recovery of …