Intracoronary Bone Marrow–Derived Progenitor Cells in Acute Myocardial Infarction

Schächinger, Volker; Erbs, Sandra; Elsässer, Albrecht; Haberbosch, Werner; Hambrecht, Rainer; Hölschermann, Hans; Yu, Jiangtao; Corti, Roberto; G. Mathey, Detlef; W. Hamm, Christian; Süselbeck, Tim; Aßmus, Birgit; Tonn, Torsten; Dimmeler, Stefanie; M. Zeiher, Andreas

doi:10.1056/NEJMOA060186

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Intracoronary Bone Marrow–Derived Progenitor Cells in Acute Myocardial Infarction

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Authors:

Volker Schächinger

Sandra Erbs

Albrecht Elsässer

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Pilot trials suggest that the intracoronary administration of autologous progenitor cells may improve left ventricular function after acute myocardial infarction. METHODS: In a multicenter trial, we randomly assigned 204 patients with acute myocardial infarction to receive an intracorona...

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Medicine

Myocardial infarction

Ejection fraction

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