Histological Validation of Heart Slices as a Model in Cardiac Research

Masahiro Kaneko¹, Steven R. Coppen¹, Satsuki Fukushima², Magdi H. Yacoub² and Ken Suzuki^1,2*

¹Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6BQ, UK

²Harefield Heart Science Centre, Imperial College London, Harefield, Middlesex, UB9 6JH, UK

^*Corresponding Author: Ken Suzuki, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary, University of London, Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6BQ, UK, Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 8233, Fax: +44 (0)20 7882 8256 Email:

Keywords: Heart slice; Stem cell therapy; Cell-cell communication; Gap junction; Connexin43

Introduction