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SUBMITTER: Dohmann HF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2486263 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dohmann Hans F R HF Silva Suzana A SA Sousa André L S AL Braga Alcione M S AM Branco Rodrigo V C RV Haddad Andréa F AF Oliveira Mônica A MA Moreira Rodrigo C RC Tuche Fabio A A FA Peixoto Cíntia M CM Tura Bernardo R BR Borojevic Radovan R Ribeiro Jorge P JP Nicolau José C JC Nóbrega Antonio C AC Carvalho Antonio C C AC
Trials 20080703
<h4>Background</h4>Myocardial infarction remains as a major cause of mortality worldwide and a high rate of survivors develop heart failure as a sequel, resulting in a high morbidity and elevated expenditures for health system resources. We have designed a multicenter trial to test for the efficacy of autologous bone marrow (ABM) mononuclear cell (MC) transplantation in this subgroup of patients. The main hypothesis to be tested is that treated patients will have a significantly higher ejection ...[more]