Efficiency of Statin Treatment on EPC Recruitment Depends on Baseline EPC Titer and Does Not Improve Angiographic Outcome in Coronary Artery Disease Patients Treated with the Genous Stent

The objective of this study was to assess the effect of high-dose atorvastatin treatment on endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) recruitment and angiographic and clinical outcome in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients treated with the Genous ™ EPC-capturing stent. The HEALING IIB study was a multice...

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Main Authors: Wijnand K. Den Dekker, Jaco H. Houtgraaf, Stephen M. Rowland, Erik Ligtenberg, Sanneke P. M. De Boer, Renate De Jong, Robbert J. De Winter, Peter Den Heijer, Felix Zijlstra, Patrick W. Serruys, Caroline Cheng, Henricus J. Duckers M.D., Ph.D. FESC
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-12-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3727/096368913X664874