Periodic Reporting for period 4 - SmartCardiacPatch (Next-Generation Cardiac Tissue Engineering: Smart Self-Regulating Patches)

Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is the most common cause of death in the Western world, accounting for more than 1.8 million deaths each year in Europe, with an annual costs in excess of € 60 billion in the European Union alone. Myocardial infarction (MI) results from blockage...