Heart cells from healthy people and HLHS patients. (VIDEO)

University of Pittsburgh

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Individual heart cells derived from healthy people (Control) and patients with milder (Group I) or severe (Group II) forms of hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Control and Group I cells beat quickly and steadily, whereas Group II cells beat much slower.

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Xu, J. et al. Cell Stem Cell, 10.1016/j.stem.2022.03.003 (2022)

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