Regenerating the Heart

1. Introduction
Ira S. Cohen, Glenn R. Gaudette

2. Inducing Embryonic Stem Cells to Become Cardiomyocytes
Alexander M. Becker, Michael Rubart, Loren J. Field

3. Regenerating Function In Vivo with Myocytes Derived from Embryonic Stem Cells
Priya R. Baraniak, Todd C. McDevitt

4. Excitation–Contraction Coupling, Functional Properties, and Autonomic and Hormonal Regulation in Human Embryonic Stem Cell Derived Cardiomyocytes
Oshra Sedan, Ofer Binah

5. Embryonic Stem Cell Derivatives for Cardiac Therapy: Advantages, Limitations, and Long-Term Prospects
Michal Weiler-Sagie, Lior Gepstein

6. Methods for Differentiation of Bone-Marrow-Derived Stem Cells into Myocytes
Shinji Makino, Keiichi Fukuda

7. Homing, Survival, and Paracrine Effects of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Sergey Doronin

8. Bone Marrow Cell Therapy After Myocardial Infarction: What have we Learned from the Clinical Trials and Where Are We Going?
Kai C. Wollert

9. Evidence for the Existence of Resident Cardiac Stem Cells
Isotta Chimenti, Roberto Gaetani, Lucio Barile, Elvira Forte, Vittoria Ionta, Francesco Angelini, Elisa Messina, Alessandro Giacomello

10. Multiple Sources for Cardiac Stem Cells and Their Cardiogenic Potential
Antonio Paolo Beltrami, Daniela Cesselli, Carlo Alberto Beltrami

11. Skeletal Muscle Stem Cells in the Spotlight: The Satellite Cell
Zipora Yablonka-Reuveni, Kenneth Day

12. Regenerating Mechanical Function In Vivo with Skeletal Myoblasts
Todd K. Rosengart, B. S. Muath Bishawi

13. Methods for Inducing Pluripotency
Raymond L. Page, Christopher Malcuit, Tanja Dominko

14. Inducible Pluripotent Stem Cells for Cardiac Regeneration
Naama Zeevi-Levin, Joseph Itskovitz-Eldor

15. Induced Pluripotent Cells for Myocardial Infarction Repair
Timothy J. Nelson, Andre Terzic

16. Substrates of Cardiac Reentrant Arrhythmias: The Possible Role of Tissue Regeneration and Replacement
André G. Kléber

17. Integration of Stem Cells into the Cardiac Syncytium: Formation of Gap Junctions
Peter R. Brink, Ira S. Cohen, Richard T. Mathias

18. Bradyarrhythmia Therapies: The Creation of Biological Pacemakers and Restoring Atrioventricular Node Function
Richard B. Robinson

19. Tachyarrhythmia Therapies: Approaches to Atrial Fibrillation and Postinfarction Ventricular Arrhythmias
J. Kevin Donahue, Kenneth R. Laurita

20. Long-Term Prospects for Arrhythmia Treatment: Advantages and Limitations of Gene and Cell Therapies
Michael R. Rosen

21. Regenerating Blood Vessels
Tracy A. Gwyther, Marsha W. Rolle

22. Regenerating Heart Valves
Benedikt Weber, Simon P. Hoerstrup

23. Tissue Engineering Strategies for Cardiac Regeneration
Amandine F. G. Godier-Furnémont, Yi Duan, Robert Maidhof, Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic

24. Methods of Cell Delivery for Cardiac Repair
Sarah Fernandes, Hans Reinecke

25. Tracking of Stem Cells In Vivo
Yingli Fu, Dara L. Kraitchman

26. Assessing Regional Mechanical Function After Stem Cell Delivery
Jacques P. Guyette, Glenn R. Gaudette

Keywords: Life Sciences, Stem Cells, Cardiology, Cell Biology, Biotechnology