Intracoronary stem cell infusion after acute myocardial infarction: A meta-analysis and update on clinical trials

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 156-167

  De Jong, Renate ^a   Houtgraaf, Jaco H ^a   Samiei, Sanaz ^a   Boersma, Eric ^a   Duckers, Henricus J ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acute Myocardial Infarction; Cell And Tissue Based Therapy; Mesenchymal Stromal Cells; Stem Cells

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART STROKE VOLUME; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CELL- AND TISSUE-BASED THERAPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; INFUSIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84900422755     PISSN: 19417640     EISSN: 19417632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.113.001009     Document Type: Article

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