This document summarizes stem cell transplantation for heart failure, discussing the types of stem cells tested, delivery methods, and clinical trials. It describes how bone marrow mononuclear cells, mesenchymal stem cells, and cardiac progenitor cells have shown potential benefits in reducing scarring and improving cardiac function in preclinical and early clinical studies of ischemic and nonischemic heart failure. The most common delivery methods have been intramyocardial via endocardial or epicardial approaches and intracoronary infusion, with endomyocardial delivery being the most widely used technique clinically. Larger clinical trials are still needed to determine which cell types and delivery methods are most effective for treating heart failure.