The Myoblast Autologous Grafting in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy (MAGIC) Trial
Author(s) -
Philippe Menasché,
Ottavio Alfieri,
Stefan Janssens,
William J. McKenna,
Hermann Reichenspurner,
Ludovic Trinquart,
JeanThomas Vilquin,
JeanPierre Marolleau,
Barbara Seymour,
Jérôme Larghero,
Stephen Lake,
Gilles Châtellier,
Scott D. Solomon,
Michel Desnos,
Albert Hagège
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.107.734103
Subject(s) - medicine , ejection fraction , placebo , cardiology , interquartile range , myocardial infarction , adverse effect , ischemic cardiomyopathy , heart failure , cardiac function curve , scars , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine
Phase I clinical studies have demonstrated the feasibility of implanting autologous skeletal myoblasts in postinfarction scars. However, they have failed to determine whether this procedure was functionally effective and arrhythmogenic.
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