For the article “Progenitor Cells From the Explanted Heart Generate Immunocompatible Myocardium Within the Transplanted Donor Heart” (Circ Res. 2009;105:1128–1140; DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.109.207266) by David A. D’Alessandro, Jan Kajstura, Toru Hosoda, Alessandro Gatti, Ricardo Bello, Federico Mosna, Silvana Bardelli, Hanqiao Zheng, Domenico D’Amario, M. Elena Padin-Iruegas, Adriana Bastos Carvalho, Marcello Rota, Michael O. Zembala, David Stern, Ornella Rimoldi, Konrad Urbanek, Robert E. Michler, Annarosa Leri, and Piero Anversa, 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 Supplemental Figures IVC and XD. 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.
Reference
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