Abstract:Background: Pilot studies suggest that intracoronary transplantation of unselected ABMMC cells may improve Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) in heart failure (HF)
Methods: 18 patients were enrolled and completed 1 year follow up. Patients underwent SPECT evaluation, all had ejection fraction < 35%, 6 patients were randomly allocated to the control group and 12 in the Bone Marrow Cells (BMC) group, median age 65 years old, male/female ratio 17/1; all with ischemic cardiomyopathy. A… Show more
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