Transmyocardial laser revascularization plus cell therapy for refractory angina

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 295-297

  Gowdak, Luís Henrique W ^a   Schettert, Isolmar T ^a   Rochitte, Carlos Eduardo ^a   Rienzo, Marcos ^a   Lisboa, Luiz Augusto F ^a   Dallan, Luís Alberto O ^a   César, Luiz Antônio M ^a   Krieger, José Eduardo ^a   Ramires, José Antônio F ^a   de Oliveira, Sérgio A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

CABG; Cell transplantation; Ischemic heart disease; Lasers stem cells

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; BONE MARROW CELL; CARDIAC PATIENT; CELL FRACTIONATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; THORACOTOMY;

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; LASER THERAPY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44649116341     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.05.048     Document Type: Article

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