Possibilities and limitations for co-transplantation of cardiac atrial appendage stem cells and mesenchymal stem cells for myocardial repair

Affiliations

• ¹ Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Jessa Hospital, Hasselt, Belgium; Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium. Electronic address: [email protected].
• ² Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jessa Hospital, Hasselt, Belgium.
• ³ Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Jessa Hospital, Hasselt, Belgium; Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium.
• ⁴ Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Jessa Hospital, Hasselt, Belgium.
• ⁵ Department of Cardiac Anesthesia, Jessa Hospital, Hasselt, Belgium.
• ⁶ MRI Unit-Department of Radiology, Jessa Hospital, Hasselt, Belgium.
• ⁷ Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium; Biomedical Research Institute, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium.
• ⁸ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jessa Hospital, Hasselt, Belgium.