Intracoronary Delivery of Autologous Cardiac Stem Cells Improves Cardiac Function in a Porcine Model of Chronic Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Author(s) -
Roberto Bolli,
XianLiang Tang,
Santosh K. Sanganalmath,
Ornella Rimoldi,
Federico Mosna,
Ahmed AbdelLatif,
Hani Jneid,
Marcello Rota,
Annarosa Leri,
Jan Kajstura
Publication year - 2013
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.112.001075
Subject(s) - medicine , ejection fraction , cardiology , myocardial infarction , ischemic cardiomyopathy , cardiac function curve , troponin t , troponin , cardiomyopathy , troponin complex , myocyte , heart failure
Relevant preclinical models are necessary for further mechanistic and translational studies of c-kit+ cardiac stem cells (CSCs). The present study was undertaken to determine whether intracoronary CSCs are beneficial in a porcine model of chronic ischemic cardiomyopathy.
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