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Editorial
. 2023 Jan 17;147(3):239-241.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.062691. Epub 2023 Jan 17.

Cardiac Reprogramming: Toward a Total Eclipse of the Failing Heart

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Cardiac Reprogramming: Toward a Total Eclipse of the Failing Heart

Glynnis A Garry et al. Circulation. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; cellular reprogramming; heart failure; regeneration.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Cardiac reprogramming as a therapy for chronic heart failure.
Overexpression of reprogramming factors MEF2C, GATA4, TBX5, and HAND2 in Tcf21+ fibroblasts improves cardiac function and decreases fibrosis in ischemic cardiomyopathy.

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