Retraction of: Age-Associated Defects in EphA2 Signaling Impair the Migration of Human Cardiac Progenitor Cells

For the article “Age-Associated Defects in EphA2 Signaling Impair the Migration of Human Cardiac Progenitor Cells” (Circulation. 2013;128:2211–2223; DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.004698) by Polina Goichberg, Ramaswamy Kannappan, Maria Cimini, Yingnan Bai, Fumihiro Sanada, Andrea Sorrentino, Sergio Signore, Jan Kajstura, Marcello Rota, Piero Anversa, and Annarosa Leri, an investigation by Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) has determined that there were issues with some of the data reported in the article, specifically Figure 1I (right panel). An expression of concern was published on November 20, 2018,¹ to alert readers that the American Heart Association was communicating with the authors and reviewing the materials provided by BWH. After considering input from authors, the American Heart Association has determined that the best interest of the public and the research community will be served by issuing this notice of retraction.

The American Heart Association, therefore, retracts the article.