Transplantation of Progenitor Cells and Regeneration Enhancement in Acute Myocardial Infarction (TOPCARE-AMI)

Aßmus, Birgit; Schächinger, Volker; Teupe, Claudius; Britten, Martina; Lehmann, Ralf; Döbert, Natascha; Grünwald, Frank; Aicher, Alexandra; Urbich, Carmen; Martin, Hans; Hoelzer, Dieter; Dimmeler, Stefanie; M. Zeiher, Andreas

doi:10.1161/01.cir.0000043246.74879.cd

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Transplantation of Progenitor Cells and Regeneration Enhancement in Acute Myocardial Infarction (TOPCARE-AMI)

Published in Circulation • Dec 10, 2002

Authors:

Birgit Aßmus

Volker Schächinger

Claudius Teupe

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Experimental studies suggest that transplantation of blood-derived or bone marrow-derived progenitor cells beneficially affects postinfarction remodeling. The safety and feasibility of autologous progenitor cell transplantation in patients with ischemic heart disease is unknown. METHODS ...

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Medicine

Cardiology

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