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SUBMITTER: Traverse JH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2784639 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Traverse Jay H JH Henry Timothy D TD Vaughan Douglas E DE Ellis Stephen G SG Pepine Carl J CJ Willerson James T JT Zhao David X M DX Piller Linda B LB Penn Marc S MS Byrne Barry J BJ Perin Emerson C EC Gee Adrian P AP Hatzopoulos Antonis K AK McKenna David H DH Forder John R JR Taylor Doris A DA Cogle Christopher R CR Olson Rachel E RE Jorgenson Beth C BC Sayre Shelly L SL Vojvodic Rachel W RW Gordon David J DJ Skarlatos Sonia I SI Moye' Lemuel A LA Simari Robert D RD
American heart journal 20090723 3
Several previous studies have demonstrated that administration of autologous bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells (BMMNCs) improves cardiac function in patients after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, optimum timing of administration has not been investigated in a clinical trial. The Cardiovascular Cell Therapy Research Network was developed and funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to address important questions such as timing of cell delivery and to accelerate rese ...[more]