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Bridging the Translational Gap in Heart Failure Research: Using Human iPSC-derived Cardiomyocytes to Accelerate Therapeutic Insights Cover

Bridging the Translational Gap in Heart Failure Research: Using Human iPSC-derived Cardiomyocytes to Accelerate Therapeutic Insights

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|Nov 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1295 | Journal eISSN: 1947-6108
Language: English
Page range: 5 - 15
Submitted on: Sep 18, 2023
Accepted on: Oct 4, 2023
Published on: Nov 16, 2023
Published by: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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