%0 Journal Article %T Regenerative medicine in cardiothoracic surgery: do the benefits outweigh the risks? %A Francesco Petrella %A MD %A PhD %J SCIE-indexed Journal %D 2018 %R 10.21037/jtd.2017.11.86 %X Aging is a physiologic event caused by a decline in regenerative potential mainly explained by modifications in growth factors, accumulation of DNA damage, and reduced stem cell responsiveness to external and internal stimuli (1) %U http://jtd.amegroups.com/article/view/17283/html