Therapeutic payload delivery to the myocardium: Evolving strategies and obstaclesCentral MessagePerspective

• Tarek Shazly, PhD,
• Arianna Smith, BS,
• Mark J. Uline, PhD,
• Francis G. Spinale, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Tarek Shazly, PhD

College of Engineering and Computing, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

Arianna Smith, BS

College of Arts and Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, Fla

Mark J. Uline, PhD

College of Engineering and Computing, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

Francis G. Spinale, MD, PhD

College of Engineering and Computing, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC; Cardiovascular Translational Research Center, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC; Columbia VA Health Care System, Columbia, SC; Address for reprints: Francis G. Spinale, MD, PhD, Cardiovascular Translational Research Center, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, 6439 Garners Ferry Rd, Columbia, SC 29209.