Gene therapy with VEGF 165 for angiogenesis in experimental acute myocardial infarction Terapia gênica com VEGF 165 para angiogênese no infarto agudo do miocárdio experimental

OBJECTIVE: Evaluate coronary angiogenic response to transmural injection of plasmid encoding VEGF 165 in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) zones in a canine model. METHODS: The heart of eleven dogs was exposed and AMI was induced by occlusion of the diagonal branch of anterior descending coronary ar...

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Main Authors: Roberto T. Sant'Anna, Renato A. K. Kalil, Paulo Moreno, Luiz C. J. Anflor, Daniel L.C. Correa, Roberto Ludwig, Marinez B. Barra, Eduardo A. Silva, Nance Nardi, João Ricardo M. Sant'Anna, Paulo R. Prates, Ivo A. Nesralla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2003-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382003000200006