McAllister Heart Institute Seminar Series: Dr. Nikolaos Frangogiannis, “The functional pluralism of fibroblasts in the remodeling myocardium”

Speaker: Nikolaos Frangogiannis, MD: Edmond J Safra/Republic National Bank of New York Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine; Professor, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Topic: The functional pluralism of fibroblasts in the remodeling myocardium

Additional information from Dr. Frangogiannis: Cardiac fibroblast populations expand following injury and mediate repair, while contributing to adverse remodeling and ventricular dysfunction. A growing body of evidence suggests that in addition to their matrix-secreting properties, cardiac fibroblasts have a wide range of functions in cardioprotection, regulation of inflammation and tissue repair. This presentation will discuss emerging concepts on the role of fibroblasts in cardiac repair, remodeling and fibrosis.