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World J Stem Cells. Sep 26, 2015; 7(8): 1118-1126
Published online Sep 26, 2015. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v7.i8.1118
Published online Sep 26, 2015. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v7.i8.1118
Stem cells: An eventual treatment option for heart diseases
Joseph C Bilgimol, M Ganesan, Sadananda Rao Manjunath, Micro Therapeutic Research Labs Private Limited, Chennai 600059, Tamilnadu, India
Joseph C Bilgimol, Lakshmanan Vengadassalapathy, Kalimuthu Selvakumar, M Ganesan, Sadananda Rao Manjunath, KMS Health Centre Private Limited, Chennai 600050, Tamilnadu, India
Subbareddy Ragupathi, Chettinad Hospital, Chennai 603103, Tamilnadu, India
Nathan S Senthil, Thermo Fisher Scientific India Private Limited, Chennai 600034, Tamilnadu, India
Author contributions: Bilgimol JC, Senthil NS and Manjunath SR prepared the paper; Ragupathi S and Vengadassalapathy L provided administrative, technical and supervisory support; Selvakumar K and Ganesan M reviewed and edited the paper.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Authors declare no potential conflict of interest towards the publication of this review article.
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Correspondence to: Sadananda Rao Manjunath, Scientist, KMS Health Centre Private Limited, No. 50, 51, Balaji Nagar, 3rd Street, Padi, Chennai 600050, Tamilnadu, India. manjunath.s@microtheraps.com
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Received: May 18, 2015
Peer-review started: May 20, 2015
First decision: June 24, 2015
Revised: July 4, 2015
Accepted: July 29, 2015
Article in press: August 3, 2015
Published online: September 26, 2015
Peer-review started: May 20, 2015
First decision: June 24, 2015
Revised: July 4, 2015
Accepted: July 29, 2015
Article in press: August 3, 2015
Published online: September 26, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: Heart diseases are most common all over the world and any form of treatment would be well appreciated to enable successful well-being in the patients. Though there are enormous efforts attempted to handle heart diseases, there has been no propounded evidence so far to utilize a particular source of cells globally. In this regard, if the responses all over the world are collectively segregated to a global database, there may be options to identify the best suitable cell source that provides effective cure.