Stem Cell Therapy in Cardiovascular Disease: Past Obstacles and Promising New Directions

July 16, 2014

(Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News) – Beginning in about 1990, the treatment of cardiovascular disease experienced major conceptual expansions through the application of new therapeutic paradigms targeted to angiogenesis and tissue healing. Initial strategies involved administering proteins involved in healing processes, then the genes that encoded them, and then, by the end of the decade, the use of stem cells to better achieve these objectives.