Laser-supported CD133+ cell therapy in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy: initial results from a prospective phase I multicenter trial.

This study evaluates the safety, principal feasibility and restoration potential of laser-supported CD133+ intramyocardial cell transplantation in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy.Forty-two patients with severe ischemic cardiomyopathy (left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) >15% and <3...

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Main Authors: Alexander Assmann, Michael Heke, Patric Kröpil, Lena Ptok, Dieter Hafner, Christian Ohmann, Andreas Martens, Antje Karluβ, Maximilian Y Emmert, Ingo Kutschka, Hans-Hinrich Sievers, Hans-Michael Klein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4084817?pdf=render