Intramyocardial injection of autologous cardiospheres or cardiosphere-derived cells preserves function and minimizes adverse ventricular remodeling in pigs with heart failure post-myocardial infarction

Shuo-Tsan Lee, Anthony White, Satoshi Matsushita, Konstantinos Malliaras, Charles Steenbergen, Yiqiang Zhang, Tao-Sheng Li, John Terrovitis, Kristine Yee, Sinan Simsir, Raj Makkar, Eduardo Marban

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to test the safety and efficacy of direct injection of cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs) and their 3-dimensional precursors, cardiospheres, for cellular cardiomyoplasty in a mini-pig model of heart failure after myocardial infarction.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)455 - 465
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of the American College of Cardiology
Volume57
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

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