Intracoronary Bone Marrow Cell Transfer After Myocardial Infarction

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Authors

Gerd Peter Meyer · Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

Kai C. Wollert · Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

Joachim Lotz · Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

Jan Steffens · Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

Peter Lippolt · Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

Stephanie Fichtner · Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

Hartmut Hecker

Abstract

In this study, a single dose of intracoronary BMCs did not provide long-term benefit on LV systolic function after AMI compared with a randomized control group; however, the study suggests an acceleration of LV ejection fraction recovery after AMI by BMC therapy.

Topics & Keywords

Mesenchymal stem cell research Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Circulation

Volume 113, Issue 10, pp. 1287-1294

DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.105.575118

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